Vpn

How to set up an OS X OpenVPN client

October 26, 2010

Last week’s mac techmail was How to set up an OS X OpenVPN client which looks at using the fantastic Shimo VPN client program to setup a client endpoint to an OpenVPN-based VPN (using certificates). It ties in with the other tips in this “series” regarding …

How to set up an OpenVPN server

October 13, 2010

This week’s techmail is How to set up an OpenVPN server which is a quick-n-dirty primer on how to get OpenVPN setup. Insider’s tip: it’s part 1 of a 3 part series about fairly basic OpenVPN configuration and usage (OpenVPN has got a lot of neatness and …

Get an easy VPN on-the-cheap with ShareTool for Mac

October 13, 2010

This week’s mac techmail is Get an easy VPN on-the-cheap with ShareTool for Mac which looks at ShareTool, a program that allows you to remotely control your computer when away from home, or work, whatever the case may be. I like that ShareTool uses OpenSSH for a transport …

Use Shimo to create VPN connections in Mac OS X

October 23, 2009

This past week’s mac TechMail was Use Shimo to create VPN connections in Mac OS X which talks about using the Shimo VPN client tool on OS X. I’ve tried a few VPN clients to connect to a Cisco VPN, and Shimo is the one that works the best for me. It also supports other …

Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager

October 14, 2009

This week’s TechMail is Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager which shows just how easy it is to setup Fedora to connect to a Cisco VPN using Network Manager (other distros too, I suppose). Also mentions OpenVPN as well. At any rate, this is an introduction …

Playing with OpenVPN

May 29, 2007

Been messing around with OpenVPN today since I had some time and it’s a little frustrating. There’s some tutorials out there, but they’re all pretty terse… most of the stuff it’s almost assumed that you already know. Anyways, used the church I go to …