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      BerSerK
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I just build an embedded pfsense system with WAN/LAN/DMZ and it's working like a charm!

      I also want to use the vpn capability of pfsense to be able to connect to my LAN from anywhere but I'm having a hard time choosing between IPSec, PPTP, OpenVPN.  I need good security/encryption but I'm not totally crazy about it so no need for anything uber secure.

      Something that Windows XP/Vista and Linux could connect to easily is a plus.

      I was heading with PPTP but I'm not certain about security…can onyone give some input please ?

      Thanks
      Keep up the good work with pfsense, it's awesome!

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      • GruensFroeschliG
        GruensFroeschli
        last edited by

        OpenVPN
        All the way.

        I dont know much about PPTP.
        IPSEC with pfSense has the problem that you cannot connect to it from behind a NAT device (at least site-to-site).

        A Public Key Infrastructure is pretty secure.
        Read the threads here that describe how to setup OpenVPN.
        It works on almost all systems.

        We do what we must, because we can.

        Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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        • jahonixJ
          jahonix
          last edited by

          Here's a nice tutorial, at least for windows clients:  http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7840.0.html

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            BerSerK
            last edited by

            ok great, after some research PPTP is not really secure and I need access from NATed client.

            OpenVPN is configured and working fine!

            Thanks a lot! ;)

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