On 11/03/2017 09:31 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2017-11-02 at 20:33 -0400, Alex wrote: >>> There are several comparison sites you can consult, e.g. >>> http://www.vpncomparison.org/ >> >> Thanks. It's been hard to find a trustworthy review site. > > I'm not specifically recommending that site, it just popped up when I > did a search. > >>>> The client VPN documentation available with the fedora25 docs is confusing: >>>> https://docs-old.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/25/html/Networking_Guide/sec-Establishing_a_VPN_Connection.html >>>> >>>> Where is this "Super key"? >>>> >>>> I know how to use Settings->Network to "Add a VPN" but I don't have an endpoint. >>> >>> No idea. UI indications in the Fedora docs are written for Gnome users >>> and I use KDE. However in my own case I just use a Shell script >>> downloaded from my VPN provider, which hooks into OpenVPN. >> >> That explains it. I've implemented openvpn in a subnet-to-subnet >> config before from the command-line. Much of this is research for my >> father-in-law and his fedora box. If the OP's father-in-law is simply trying to stay anonymous and hide his IP address while he does his cyberbusiness, a VPN isn't really necessary. What he wants is an anonymous proxy. There are lots of those around. If he wants to encrypt the traffic between his computer and the anonymous proxy to shield it from prying eyes, then that's where the VPN might come in--provided the anonymous proxy supports VPN access and if so, what kind of VPN it offers. A VPN is just that...a virtual private network. It simply establishes an encrypted data link between endpoints (typically while going across one or more public internet hops) to prevent the "bad guys" from snooping the data streams. It can be effective, depending on the encryption algorithms used, the keys the encryption is based on, etc., etc. >> Is the shell script publically available? I'd be very interested in >> seeing how they're doing it. > > On looking again, it turns out to be a binary executable rather than a > Shell script. Sorry for the confusion. However I'm fairly sure I did > once manage to use openvpn with the credentials supplied by the > provider, so it's not black magic. There's nothing magic about OpenVPN. While we don't use it ourselves (we use Cisco-based VPNs using ASA devices and clients such as vpnc), I know a number of people who have deployed OpenVPN with quite reasonable results (in fact, sometimes better results than we get with our hardware-based VPN equipment). Using a VPN all depends on how paranoid you are (or rather the OP's father-in-law is). They certainly have their uses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Do you know where _your_ towel is? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
