How to automatically restart RRAS service after OpenVPN
- by JT
I have OpenVPN set up on a Windows Server 2003 box using a routed configuration. This allows users to connect and access the work LAN subnet.
There are remote hosts/services however that are only accessible when used via the work network. To enable access these, I push routes out to the clients to make sure traffic to these destinations goes across the VPN, and NAT the traffic using RRAS.
This all works, except: if I restart the OpenVPN service, network traffic stops working until I restart the RRAS service as well.
Is there a good way for me to make the RRAS service start/restart after OpenVPN? Are service dependencies the way to go?
Obviously I could write a batch file to do this, but I'd like to make the process as bullet-proof and obvious as I can so it doesn't cause problems for other admins.
