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#2 2006-08-13 12:30 pm
- MacBoy4139
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- From: Big Hair Anonymous
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Re: Home VPN
You need a VPN server. Good tutorial here.
Software VPN servers are pretty rare, according to the tutorial.
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#3 2006-08-13 6:47 pm
Re: Home VPN
Intersting article! It looks like I need a router with VPN (unless there's a simpler way to use my G4 cube as a VPN server?). I don't suppose my Airport has it? Probably not. There were some reviews of products on the tutorial site you mentioned, but none of them are less than four years old. Anyone know of some good VPN router/server products out there for home networks?
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#4 2006-08-14 5:00 am
- caol
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Re: Home VPN
Are you sure you need the services of a full VPN? Would SSH tunneling do?
SSH tunneling capability you already have.
There's a good article at MacDevCenter that could get you started.
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#5 2006-08-19 12:19 pm
- ElectricSheep
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Re: Home VPN
MacOS X Client comes with a vpn (PPTP and L2TP) daemon. However, it lacks the configuration tools and the configuartion files that ship with MacOS X Server. But, some enterprising users have come up with a way to configure the MacOS X Client vpnd. By following the instructions at that link, you can set up your MacOS X Client box to be a VPN server.
You will need a router that supports VPN forwarding. VPN relies on some IP Protocols that some routers ignore, or do not handle properly. In such cases, you will not be able to connect to your VPN server from abroad.
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