On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 23:28:58 UTC+11, Chris Laprise wrote: > On 03/13/2018 09:53 PM, Drew White wrote: > > On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 12:25:12 UTC+11, Chris Laprise wrote: > >> On 03/13/2018 08:20 PM, Drew White wrote: > >>> On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 11:06:22 UTC+11, Chris Laprise wrote: > >>>> The current VPN doc is here: > >>>> > >>>> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/vpn/ > >>> > >>> Thanks for the reply Chris, but that is not what I was looking for as I > >>> was wanting to use pptp VPN connections (and similar), not a Qubes VPN. > >> > >> I think you mean "not an OpenVPN..."? > > > > I am guessing so, yes, thanks for clarifying. > > > >> FWIW, the resources at those links are meant to be adaptable for > >> non-OpenVPN setups, and they don't impose any particular type of routing > >> (other than forbidding access that most call 'leaks'). As for accessing > >> the LAN directly through a VPN VM, there are simple ways to make an > >> exception for it. > > > > That's what I don't get. All I want to do is have the VPN connect, nothing > > else. So that my AppVM can talk through it to the external. > > OK, this sounds like you want to connect to a remote LAN.
I thought that is what VPNs are for? Well that is their primary intention, to connect from where you are to a remote network. I should have clarified that in the first place due to many people these days connecting to remote networks as a 255.255.255.255 and only doing it to connect out to the internet for privacy and security. I shall endeavor to mention that in the future if it ever arises again. > > >>> > >>> I also want to have one where everything that is going to happen on the > >>> remote network is pushed through the VPN, and everything else remains > >>> using the local connection. > >>> > >>> So there are 2 ways I'm looking at having it work. > >>> > >>> But at first, I just want a standard PPTP connection. > >> > >> There are plenty of guides out there. But when searching for examples > >> keep in mind that a Qubes proxyVM behaves much like a router (not a PC > >> endpoint) so that may be the best type of guide to use. > > > > Exactly, and as a router it should connect a VPN. > > I used to have it able to do it. So that's why I don't understand why it > > isn't working. Since I had it able to do it once before, ages ago, and > > nothing has changed since then, and now it isn't working. So it's odd. Thus > > I figured maybe something has changed. > > I want to say "Not much has changed in R3.2 networking", but the Linux > distros in the templates have changed somewhat over the years. In any > case, you'll need to review your configuration and maybe post setup > steps to get specific troubleshooting advice. I'm still using F23 for it. Perhaps there is something else inside the Qubes Networking that has an issue with it after updating for security. I'll have to just go through settings and try and try and try. Just go from one settings to another and trying to connect after altering each setting. > At this point, you could focus on fixing the existing configuration or > consider a new setup. Unfortunately I haven't noticed other Qubes users > posting about PPTP and haven't used it myself for a very long time (only > used it on Windows). That may be because PPTP is considered insecure > (one reason to switch to OpenVPN or protocol). Well not many people use PPTP anymore, as it has some inherent insecurities in it. Unfortunately some of the older hardware only has PPTP built into it. (personal opinion below) There is no good Qubes Template out there yet. They all use NetworkManager and SystemD, and that's just shit. If they had a template that had no SystemD then things would work so much better and faster. What else, other than NetworkManager can be used? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/46ebf574-1bd2-4e3f-b615-acc004eb23e2%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
