[NTLUG:Discuss] Free or low cost VPN service for Linux

Wayne Walker wwalker at solid-constructs.com
Fri Jul 30 15:49:23 CDT 2010


On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:15:23AM -0600, Russ wrote:
> I'm looking for advice with regard to a free or low cost VPN service
> for Linux.  I have only one computer, a laptop, running Ubuntu.  While
> I know about SSH and tunneling I am not accomplished at setting it up
> and from what I've read I need some sort of base computer, which I
> don't have.  In the Windoze world there are quite a few free VPN
> services but my Google activities have not shed any light on similar
> services for Linux users.

You say you only have one machine, no need for VPN there.  

What would be at the other end of the VPN?  

What exactly you are trying to accomplish helps define the solution set.

OpenVPN can probably solve your problem whatever it is.

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Wayne Walker
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Solid Constructs, LLC



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