Hi, Tim, thanks for the additional information. SL, for Slint: I just checked, both openconnect and wiraguard are available from https://slackbuilds.org. For the latter you need to get both wireguard-linux-compat and wireguard-tools. Links below: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/network/openconnect/ http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/network/wireguard-linux-compat/ http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/network/wireguard-tools/ Cheers, Didier PS I rent a vps @ linode, 5 $/month for the Slint website https://slint.fr inclduing a wiki, a blog and my email server. Their service and support are outstanding. Le 06/10/2020 à 16:44, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit : > Tim here. There are three major VPN options around and most VPN > providers support one or more of them. > > 1) OpenVPN: This is the most common, having open-source clients and > servers. It's a bit annoying to configure, but fairly popular. Most > of the free and low-cost VPN providers offer this. > > 2) openconnect: This is a Cisco technology (which appears to be used > by some other companies too). The openconnect client is open source > but I don't think the server component is. This is frequently used > in corporate environments. This is my least favorite of them. > > 3) wireguard: this is a new contender. It's smaller, a lot less > complex, and a lot easier to manually configure if all you want is to > link to machines securely (it doesn't scale quite as nicely to having > hundreds or thousands of VPN clients). > > 4) while not a complete VPN solution, you can also tunnel certain > ports over SSH which can be a fast way to securely connect without > the hassle of setting up a VPN. I use this for connecting from home > to a particular service behind the firewall at my day-job. > > You don't fully detail what you're trying to connect to a VPN and why. > Reasons might include > > - you trust your VPN provider more than you trust your ISP > > - you want to make your connection appear as if you are in a > different location > > - you have one or more servers "out there" and want to connect them > as if they're in a local network > > - you have a phone or other mobile device and want to connect it back > to a more trusted endpoint even if you're on free/public wifi out > and about > > Using a VPN only securely moves the endpoint of your connection to > another location. My preference is to get a small VPS box (I have > one for my website & mail already) and have it act as my VPN > end-point (either using OpenVPN or WireGuard). This lets my home > devices or mobile devices appear to be coming from the data-center > housing my VPS, rather than disclosing my home IP. I like both OVH > and Vultr for a low-end box that can meet these needs for ~$3.50 > (USD) per month. > > https://us.ovh.com/us/order/vps/?v=3#/vps/build?selection=~(range~'Starter~flavor~'vps-starter-1-2-20~datacenters~(BHS~1)~pricingMode~'default) > > https://www.vultr.com/products/cloud-compute/#pricing > > (beware that Vultr offers a cheaper IPv6-only server, but you likely > need/want IPv4 too, so don't skimp there) Digital Ocean and Linode > also offer similar systems though tend to be slightly pricier at > $5/mo. > > On the flip side, if you want to secure your mobile while out and > about, you can set up either OpenVPN or WireGuard on your home > machine, forward your router's corresponding ports to your interal > machine, and then have your mobile connect via OpenVPN/WireGuard back > to your home machine to at least give you the same security you'd > otherwise have at home. > > Funny, as I'm wrapping up typing this, the most recent Hacker Public > Radio podcast episode was about setting up a free/low-cost VPN > > http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3177 > > just in case you want to give that a listen. > > Hopefully this gives you some ideas and helps clarify what you're > asking for. > > -tim > > > > On October 6, 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> I am about to install Slint for the first time, so if all goes >> well, I should be having my first Linux OS up and running soon. >> There might be unexpected challenges as a newbie, but overall, I >> hope it goes well.I'm looking into VPN options for once I get the >> OS installed. I know some VPN services have free trials, but I'd >> rather just ask you guys which VPN do you think has a fairly >> accessible app once you download it on Linux? Thanks, SL _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list