Setting up a VPN
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Ok im really sorry for asking this relatively amateur question but I am still trying to learn here.
After reading about VPN's, I think I understand how it works. This is what I am trying to accomplish:
I connect to my home network from the road via VPN. I get an IP address via DHCP (on the same internal IP range as the rest of my network) and become a part of my homes network even though I am not physically there. I can do things such as Remote Desktop to different computers in my home, grab file shares, e.g. It's basically exactly if I'm at home.
Here's my scenario. I have my home network secured with PFsense as the router/firewall/gateway. From my understanding IPSec, PPOE, and PP2P are different types of VPN protocols. It sounds like IPsec is the best one so lets say I choose that. Now, do I basically just enable it from PFsense and that becomes a "server?" Or do I need some kind of separate server software? What settings would I use for "remote gateway" and "remote subnet?"
And for the client, I just set it up using Vista's built in client?
Thanks!
EDIT: Ok it looks like Vista's client uses PPTP so im going to try that out for starters. There are 2 fields that im not sure what to do with.
Server address- Enter the IP address the PPTP server should use on its side for all clients.
Remote address range-Specify the starting address for the client IP address subnet.
The PPTP server will assign 16 addresses, starting at the address entered above, to clients.I thought that PFsense assigns IP's based on DHCP from the same range to all clients? Do I put a different range here? If so, will I still be able to access resources on my home network?
My current setup is: 192.168.0.0/24
In the first box for example, if I put 192.168.1.1 and in the second box 192.168.1.10/24, will I still be able to access network resources from the 192.168.0.x range? -
I wouldnt use PPTP because it's outdated and shouldnt be used in a new setup.
Try OpenVPN since it's really easy and there are already how-to's around.
Take a look at the OpenVPN subforum.In this thread are some links on where to find what:
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7001.0.html
