Chris Green  wrote:
> Joe  wrote:
> > On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 20:28:52 +0000
> > Chris Green  wrote:
> >
> > > Tauno Voipio  wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > You have also a need to provide routing from the internal network
> > > > to the OpenVPN daemon for the subnet (or host) to tunnel via the
> > > > VPN.
> > > Ay?  I'm not at all sure what you mean by this.
> > >
> >
> > I think what he means is that using a VPN from a single computer
> > doesn't need any routing changes, but if you want one computer to
> > handle VPN for other local computers, and the VPN machine is not the
> > network's default gateway, then you need to tell the other computers
> > that the VPN computer is the gateway to the distant network. The
> > simplest way is with a DCHP configuration. I recall using a Win2000
> > workstation as a VPN server for a remote office and needing to do this.
> >
> Hmm!!  I don't see how that makes sense.  'Using VPN from a single
> computer' when the 'single computer' is on a LAN - but then it all
> goes to pot doesn't it?  Either the computer is on one's LAN or it's
> in a VPN with the remote but it can't really do both can it?
>
Further there is a load of misinformation and worse about VPNs on
Ubuntu, for example (and this is by no means the worst) take a look
at:-

    https://thishosting.rocks/how-to-set-up-openvpn-on-ubuntu/

It says you do things like:-

    $ SSH root@

No Ubuntu system has has a root login for years (if ever)!  Not to
mention that the command before for obtaining the IP address is
rubbish. (We'll ignore the uppper case ssh)

Other VPN tutorials are just as bad.

... and how does installing a VPN make my access to the internet more
secure???  It makes access from *my* site A to *my* site B more secure
but not much else.

It really gives me bad vibes about using a VPN.


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