VPN

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN)

Introduction

Reminder: What is a “VPN”?

Nice explanations:

• French: http://www.frameip.com/vpn/

• English:

As a quick reminder, you can use a VPN for 3 things:

• Mask your source IP @

• Secure communication through the VPN server

• Access remote LAN

Of course you can combine some / all of these usages.

Sources

• Linode: https://library.linode.com/networking/openvpn/debian-6-squeeze#sph_id7
• WebSite (1) : http://dev.shyd.de/2011/02/dockstar-howto-setup-openvpn-debian/

Next steps

• VPN server
• VPN client