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- 0x44617665, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24I think a much simpler setup for a free VPN solution would be to use the highly touted Hamachi. http://www.hamachi.cc I've used it on several computers and it works great. Also, received rave reviews from Steve Gibson at GRC.
- st3v, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11OpenVPN (http://www.openvpn.net) is a great VPN application. We use it at work and its fast and works great.
- strictnein, on 10/12/2007, -9/+17Stop lying. We use no such product. Now get back to work.
- Your boss - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9That is in no way what so ever VNC. VNC is desktop sharing. This is actually more than desktop sharing.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Really. Here. Look it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing
You might want to take notice that it I never said it was a conventional VPN that will tunnel all sorts of traffic. Or you could just fly off the handle and make assumptions. - kickarse, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Thats pretty good. There's also another solution called OpenVPN
- mianos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Openvpn gui for windows is at: http://openvpn.se/
- shimamoto, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5You can do a lot more with OpenVPN. And it's really easy to use once you have your configuration worked out.
- Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4it is a pain in the ass but it uses SSL which will allow it to traverse more routers than IPSec PPTP and L2TP VPN solutions. I wish someone would write a decent GUI for OpenVPN Server.
- Sparklehorse, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Agreed. Hamachi is great for the people that don't want to spend the time/effort to do the option on this article. I have noticed that hamachi does go down from time to time, but I would guess they have somewhere near 97% up time.
- cygnusx3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2PPTP is trivial to crack.
- daveddd, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4hamachi and UltraVNC. VPN and Remote control
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8wow, thanks very much... great tutorial, look forward to more :)
- phragmunkee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The VPN solution mentioned in the article, though pretty easy to set up, may not work for everyone. I have a Comcast connection at home and they seem to filter out PPTP and IPSEC traffic no matter what ports I try to run them on. However, OpenVPN works wonderfully for me. There's a learning curve to setting it up, but it works great once you have it running.
I have yet to try Hamachi, but the site and screenshots look nice. Since I had OpenVPN up and running before seeing Hamachi, I decided not to try and replace what was already working. - T-Bird, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I second the hamachi app. I use it on all my computers. The only real situation that I see is hamachi is somewhat dependent on getting information from a server on startup. Other than that, it's a great piece of software.
- Boondoggle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3the problem isn't the security but that it will not traverse as many routers.
- foxter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I run everything through OpenSSH. Seems to be working just fine with whatever I need. Browsing? Remote Desktop? Sharing Files? You got it.
- Historian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hamachi is definitely a great piece of software and easier than trying to get an XP VPN working. Hamachi is a secure VPN solution without any work. I heard it mentioned on the Security Now! podcast a while back and have been using it ever since. I use it mostly for LAN games with my buddy at a different school and to swap files with my ex-girlfriend who's over in Australia.
- roach, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Too bad XP only supports 1 client, pretty useless if you ask me.
- redheadfred, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4exactly, it's all in XP. No questionable third-party software. But is XP secure? meh...
- acdcbag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Using the Windows VPN Server, make sure you set it up on a different subnet. For example, if you're LAN is 192.168.1.x, make the VPN server reside at 192.168.2.x. Also make sure that you test with no firewalls. Open ports 1701 and 1723 on your router (TCP & UDP, just to be all open). Once you get it all tweaked out, open those same ports on your firewall, and you should be good to go. Peace.
- makenshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Heh, I actually used to use the built in vpn server of windows xp, until i needed more than one concurrent connection. I did not want to run a Windows Server (just yet) so I set up the open source pptp server poptop on the firewall.
- rodbibeau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is what i found also. For some reason I cannot get to my shares. the IP address the vpn assigns me is a 169.245 address. anyone seen this?
- benb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Has anyone every had trouble from their ISP when setting up a VPN to a home connection? I ask b/c I was thinking on setting one up so I could access items at home while on the road, but I think my ISP prevents "server-like" activity from a home connection.
- holdemcharts, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I don't know this seems pretty simple. I am not sure I can see myself using another solution unless someone can prove to me that it is more secure.
- gollo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1There's a good chance your ISP doesn't allow PPTP since it required TCP + GRE and a lot of firewall/routers will ignore GRE
- IceUck, on 03/30/2008, -0/+1Spammer or Rickroller? EIther way, the link has nothing to do with VPN...
- ashtonium, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1heh, but think of the effort it would take to actually push the power button... (jk)
should have clarified that it is complicated in a RELATIVE sense. - NetGuy1215, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Its more likely your own firewall configuration causing the issues, ISPs generally do not filter traffic to end users unless its under some specific circumstance like the control of an Internet worm.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3If you think that is complicated, turn your PC off now before you die from the exhaustion of operating your web browser.
- acdcbag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Okay, this is weird. After making the above changes, I can access my shares, but not the Internet, through the VPN. Help? Anyone, Anyone?
- Guspaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Agreed! Hamachi is very strongly encrypted, and trivial to set up. The interface is a lot like an instant messenger (like MSN Messenger), where you add computers to a network, and join networks based on passwords.
I use it for gaming (WarCraft 3 mostly), and filesharing (Windows filesharing, SMB). - cap1ln, on 10/27/2007, -0/+0I use Leaf, it is easier than anything and no need to configure your router.
http://www.leafnetworks.net - msjacoby, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I'm not sure I would call it "free" as it requires Windows XP, and a particular brand of router, but this was a helpful article nonetheless. Thanks!
- steech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I use Hamachi to share files between home and my office (and between my LAN computers too). I also use RealVNC through Hamachi as a remote desktop. It's pretty secure provided you used one of those giant 64-bit passwrods from grc.com.
- heffae, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Another great VPN/firewall solution is m0n0wall. You just need an old PC with a cd-rom and floppy drive and two NIC's. It is a very full featured firewall / router / VPN server. It's based on FreeBSD 4.x though everything is configured through a very well done web interface so there actually isn't even a shell prompt. It took me all of 5 min to setup a PPTP vpn that you can connect to with Windows XP (I had been. It supports radius authentication if you happen to have a radius server or you can just enter a list of users and their passwords.
Anyone who is looking to run a VPN server and has an old piece of hardware laying around (and by old I mean original Pentium) - acdcbag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No. Upon establishing a connection to my VPN from the road, I check whatismyip.com on my laptop and on my home machine (through VNC). I'm getting my home, public IP and I can surf the Internet, but I can't access my shares.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I use the latest v23 build. But it works quite well in the final version of v22. I never had any problems with DigiTunnel on OS X or the built in client in Windows. Make sure you set the server IP correctly (192.168.1.1 or the internal IP of the router) and the client IPs (192.168.1.200-255 Using the same /24 as the router, but staying away from its DHCP range) The CHAP secret is in the form of "username * password *" (the asterisks are important)
Also, the PPTP mode on the WRT54G is for connecting to ISPs that do PPTP over DSL, and not for connecting as a client. The latest builds of v23 have a client built in so you may share resources, but still use your own connection.
And why do I keep getting buried? God forbid I have a negative opinion of your beloved Hamachi. - antdude, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Heh, my Netgear RT311 router is so old that it doesn't have PPTP options. :(
- acdcbag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm able to set up a VPN server at home using the same method in the article. I can connect to it from the road and surf the Internet, but I can never access my shares.
- blackomegax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3that's also a great way to penetrate firewalls ;p
- teddyblaze, on 04/07/2009, -0/+0Great tutorial. Look forward to trying it out!
- Tam2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nice, Ive tried this out its a good system. Great tutorial with aided images
- rodball, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3I've not read it closely yet, but it looks great. You have my digg for the day.
- gollo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@ strictnein : My thought's exactly. The guy reminds me of that kid in school (you know THAT kid) who always knew everything about everything (or at least thought he did)
I'm betting I get a negative 23 diggs. Place your bets here!! - gollo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2a bit redundant don't you think?
- jeylux, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3So why is everyone who provided an alternative solution that is simpler getting - diggs?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3While Hamachi is great, the author has a real beef with open sorce software and he refuses to even sell the mediation server software. He's in it for the money and data he's probably capturing.
If you have a WRT54G, you can install dd-wrt and use the built in PPTP server. Works quite nicely. - ashtonium, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5ugh! so complicated! why go through all that trouble when there are so many easier, more stable, and more secure options?
my fav: Hamachi http://www.hamachi.cc
my tutorial: install it on your comps, have them all join the same network, and whamo--instant VPN - Apreche, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2I use hamachi and ssh and X
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