Difference between revisions of "IPsec VPN"
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* [[IPSec VPN Mac OS X Client | Mac OS X]] built-in client | * [[IPSec VPN Mac OS X Client | Mac OS X]] built-in client | ||
| − | The Android (2.x/3.x) OS is known to be broken. | + | The Android (2.x/3.x) OS is known to be broken with respect to IPSec VPN. |
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| + | = Changing the Secret and/or the Group Name = | ||
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| + | To change the secret, you have to be able to edit a system file as root. | ||
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| + | Become root via ssh or a terminal and then edit this file: | ||
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| + | /etc/racoon/psk.txt | ||
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| + | This file has two field separated by at least one space. The first one is the Group name and the second is the Secret. Change them , keeping in mind that. | ||
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| + | The changes will be picked up automatically a few seconds later. If you want to make sure, perform a: | ||
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| + | service racoon restart | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 4 January 2012
We now have a new IPsec VPN app for your HDA!
This VPN stack has many advantages, although it still requires two ports to be forwarded from your router to your HDA. These are
500 UDP and 4500 UDP
UDP, not TCP.
Here is how to set up clients for various client operating systems:
The Android (2.x/3.x) OS is known to be broken with respect to IPSec VPN.
Changing the Secret and/or the Group Name
To change the secret, you have to be able to edit a system file as root.
Become root via ssh or a terminal and then edit this file:
/etc/racoon/psk.txt
This file has two field separated by at least one space. The first one is the Group name and the second is the Secret. Change them , keeping in mind that.
The changes will be picked up automatically a few seconds later. If you want to make sure, perform a:
service racoon restart
