[HECnet] Need a non-static-IP link to HECNet. Anyone got one available.

Mark Benson md.benson at gmail.com
Wed Oct 23 15:38:58 PDT 2013


Ah right okay, I am not that familiar with VPN on Linux. I guess PTPP is a law unto itself :)


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
No idea, does it do PPTP?

I just use pptpd in a bash loop, check if it's alive and restart it if not.

sampsa   <sampsa at mac.com>
mobile +358 40 7208932

On 23 Oct 2013, at 16:11, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess I'll be okay connecting from OpenVPN on my RasPi?
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
> Yup, you get a static IP on my 192.168.77.0/24 subnet, and the bridge is on that subnet so it'll just work.
>
> sampsa   <sampsa at mac.com>
> mobile +358 40 7208932
>
> On 23 Oct 2013, at 15:48, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Sampsa :)
> >
> > Once on the VPN, I guess I can just bridge to an IP inside your DECnet LAN?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote:
> > Yeah, I've got a PPTP setup for the bridge.
> >
> > I'll set you up tomorrow and send you the details for the VPN and bridge.
> >
> > sampsa   <sampsa at mac.com>
> > mobile +358 40 7208932
> >
> > On 23 Oct 2013, at 15:00, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Judgement day came early and we switched back to residential internet and now have no static IP BUT I'm getting a much faster line installed next week as a result so it's all good.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a VPN I could connect to in order to keep my HECnet connection up (for me to not use, like I've been not using it since April ;) ). Winter is coming and I'll need something to do in the evenings and weekends when it's too rainy and cold to cycle :P
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Mark Benson
> >
> >
>
>



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