This is the second installment of a two-part series on setting up the OpenVPN server on DD-WRT router firmware. This is a great way to set up secure connections to your network for road-warriors or to remotely connect offices. This a cost-effective solution can support a dozen or two VPN users.
Read more »Virtual Private Network and OpenVPN
This article will describe a configuration of Virtual Private Network connection by using an OpenVPN application. Firstly, you will be exposed to some basic theory behind Virtual Private Networks. Then, the article will guide you with step-by-step instructions on how to setup a OpenVPN virtual private network by using Symmetric Key Encryption and Public Key Encryption.
Read more »Installing OpenVPN
For the most part, the how-to documentation on the OpenVPN website it quite good, and easy to follow. However, there are a few “gotcha’s” that the documentation doesn’t make clear. Some of these “gotcha’s” involve errors on the part of the package maintainers or developers. Some involve things that you need to do, but that the documentation doesn’t even mention.
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