Re: VPN questions

2012-05-14 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2012-05-11, Chris Smith obsd_m...@chrissmith.org wrote:
 Would like to tunnel the net traffic from my (android) cell phone (and
 tablet if I ever get one) through my soho OpenBSD firewall/router when
 I'm connected to untrusted and/or open wifi. My outside/public IP is
 not fixed (cable) but it rarely changes and I do have a ddns hostname.
 Is this possible? Or do I need a second outside IP address? Any
 tutorials if it is doable?

 Thanks,

 Chris



This should work with npppd and l2tp.

http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=articlesid=20120427125048

Not sure if it is device-dependent but I found my tablet has an
annoying habit of dropping the vpn whenever the device locks.



VPN questions

2012-05-11 Thread Chris Smith
Would like to tunnel the net traffic from my (android) cell phone (and
tablet if I ever get one) through my soho OpenBSD firewall/router when
I'm connected to untrusted and/or open wifi. My outside/public IP is
not fixed (cable) but it rarely changes and I do have a ddns hostname.
Is this possible? Or do I need a second outside IP address? Any
tutorials if it is doable?

Thanks,

Chris



Re: VPN questions

2012-05-11 Thread Kevin Chadwick
On Fri, 11 May 2012 14:25:22 -0400
Chris Smith wrote:

 Would like to tunnel the net traffic from my (android) cell phone (and
 tablet if I ever get one) through my soho OpenBSD firewall/router when
 I'm connected to untrusted and/or open wifi. My outside/public IP is
 not fixed (cable) but it rarely changes and I do have a ddns hostname.
 Is this possible? Or do I need a second outside IP address? Any
 tutorials if it is doable?

Easiest option might be connectbot to ssh tunnel. Android has ipsec
support too.