To configure a VPN profile, goto settings -> general -> network -> vpn (at the bottom). If you use IPtables for your local firewall, you may be interested in my "Linux Firewall script" (shameless plug alert). If UDP is blocked, this type of VPN is not for you.įirst, we start with installing all required software:Įcho 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forwardingĪ detailed firewall configuration guide is outside the scope of this tutorial.
You are using a Linux host as the VPN server.I just want to use software as part of the operating system and don't like to have to maintain manually compiled versions. I use openswan for IPSec support because strongswan does not support NAT by default. I borrowed some other stuff from this blog. This set of instructions is 90% based on instructions on made by Niels Peen (Groeten!). setup firewall rules to forward traffic between the iPhone and Internet.To setup the VPN, we need to configure the following steps: a Debian-based Linux distro, such as Debian or Ubuntu (used here).
Performance: my subjective experience is that a VPN can speed up web browsing, it seems to reduce latency.Security: all data is encrypted and cannot be read by malicious people trying to eavesdrop on your data.OpenVPN actually restores VPN connectivity when returning from sleep. I find using OpenVPN with the new iOS OpenVPN client a way better solution. Updated 16 October 2012 - now compatible with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS IMPORTANT! (update January 2013)
#L2tp vpn client how to#
This blogpost discusses how to setup an IPSec-based VPN between your iPhone and a Linux server.
0 kommentar(er)
