pvpn - VPN over SSH

halhen · 2012-07-08 22:45:48

There are several ways of setting up a Layer 3 or even Layer 2 VPN using OpenSSH. pvpn is a small wrapper around pppd and SSH to set up Layer 3 VPNs and route traffic through them.

Typical use cases: quick-and-dirty access to a private network (for example setting up a "regular" reverse SSH tunnel out of a NAT:ed office network, and connect to it from home), or to encrypt your traffic on an open wireless network.

Requirements

pppd installed on both client and server
ssh on client and sshd running on server
root access on client and root login using authentication key on the SSH server

For routing you also need

iproute2
IP forwarding and masquerading enabled

Hopefully, the --help switch will tell you enough to use it:

pvpn --help

Let me know if I screwed up somewhere.

Last edited by halhen (2012-07-16 13:10:45)

Starfall · 2012-07-16 12:57:36

How convenient! I'll have to check this out

halhen · 2012-07-16 13:06:27

Well, it grew and it moved. Sources and docs are now at https://github.com/halhen/pvpn . It is also in AUR as pvpn.

chneukirchen · 2012-07-16 22:41:00

Tried sshuttle? Doesn't need root on server.

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pvpn - VPN over SSH

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