Since 2008 I have been using the free Linux distribution IPCop to implement a customized firewall/a router. Of course, DSL providers also equip their customers with routers, but back then I was missing a couple of functions. To name some of them: IPSec / OpenVPN NTP time server DMZ segmentation WLAN access point with …

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OpenVPN Connect is a good OpenVPN client for iOS devices with version 5.0 or higher. Using this app VPN tunnels can be managed and used comfortably. Unfortunately the respective OpenVPN configuration files can't be edited directly on the iPhone, iPod or iPad like in the Android application. The first setup might be …

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Currently I'm implementing a IPSec tunnel between my and another flat. After my first plan, using an already existing Raspberry Pi as IPSec gateway, fizzled after plently of failed tries I decided to implement a router-to-router solution. The center of my network is a ALIX.2D13 which is used as IPCop to offer DNS, NTP …

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