VPN Assistance

[Michael Butash]

I'll second PIA as a provider, they have egress points in most countries 
you'd care to egress via.

I built a little ubuntu minimal vm that acts as a lan proxy gateway for 
the vpn, and runs a squid http proxy on it.  I register the vm on a 
bridge in my network off my server, and it's purpose in life is to boot, 
join the vpn, and pipe all traffic out the vpn sent via the proxy.  I 
also run a transmission remote server on it to pipe that bad traffic out 
the nethers as well.

I found a handy method someone posted when I built it years ago that 
uses ifup and ifdown events to start or kill the transmission server so 
there isn't leaked data when it is NOT connected.  I'll notice 
occasionally my transmission-remote client loses connection, usually 
because the vpn went down, and restarted the service.  Which I am 
totally good with, as it's doing its job.

I've considered going so far as to build the client tunnel on my wrt 
router to egress everything somewhere else, off-the-grid style, but not 
practical for my work efficiency too.

Just make sure when using a vpn as such, you're truly sending everything 
over vpn you don't want to be seen as.  Most of these janky little vpn 
services use some magical client software that I doubt is built the best 
to do such things.   It is in your best interests and pocketbook to do 
so lest a pack of ravenous lawyers show up on your doorstep extorting 
money from you for your kids downloading some shitty top 10 track.

-mb


On 10/03/2016 09:43 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> private internet access is one that I use and its easy to setup and costs about $7 a month.
>
> here is their link… https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/
>
> -eric
>
> On Oct 3, 2016, at 12:32 PM, linux at carltonbrooks.net wrote:
>
>> I am told by some friends that I need to get a VPN service.
>>
>> I have researched many on the web. Some free and some paid for.
>> Though my needs are simple (for home and cell phone use) I am willing to pay a fee if it works.
>>
>> Any one have any thoughts or suggestions.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Carlton Brooks
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