Tag Archives: VPN

What is the difference between site to site and mobile VPN?

For most businesses, there are two types of VPN that apply: site to site VPN: this is used to link sites, such as your office and the data center, mobile VPN: this is used to link mobile or home users … Continue reading

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Directing all VPN traffic through the OpenVPN concentrator

Problem It is necessary for some users to have all their traffic directed through the OpenVPN concentrator. The number one reason for such a configuration is to protect the HTTP traffic over unsecured WiFi (a.k.a. hotspots). Solution Add to the … Continue reading

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Fast and Secure VPN setup with OpenBSD 4.5

Premise Setting up VPN with IPsec using public / private key authentication between two networks using OpenBSD firewalls. Concept Each VPN concentrator will have the public key fo the other machine, and one of the VPN concentrators will be designated … Continue reading

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How to set up PPTP on Win2k

Setting up a folder for PPTP access: Right click and select properties Select Sharing tab Check “Share this folder” and give it a share name Click the permissions button, and make sure that only the right user(s) have permission Setting … Continue reading

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How to set up "road warior" VPN with OpenBSD

I found this solution in the summary of a related thread on misc@openbsd.org (mailing list). Thanks for the various assists on this, I’m glad to say that the problem I was having is now solved. I am now successfully interworking … Continue reading

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How do I find out more about OpenBSD VPN?

Here are some of the resources we found useful to learn more about VPNs in general and on OpenBSD specifically: FreeSWAN Project Documentation Braindead RSA OpenBDS Support

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Debugging an OpenBSD 4.5 ISAKMP VPN problem

There is some very good info here:http://www.allard.nu/openbsd/ specifically, I found the following hints helpful: ‘isakmpd -d’ Start isakmpd with ‘isakmpd -d’. Isakmpd will output things like wrong file permissions and typos in the configuration file. On connect you might see … Continue reading

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Setting up a VPN between OpenBSD 4.5 and Cisco PIX

The original of this HOWTO was here: OpenBSD – PIX ISAKMP VPN Setting up an ISAKMP VPN tunnel between OpenBSD 4.5 and Cisco Pix Configuration: Site A: OpenBSD 4.5 Internal Network: 192.168.0.0/24 External IP: 1.1.1.1 Site B: Cisco Pix 6.1 … Continue reading

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