VPN

Version	Status	Date Updated	Updated By
710	Unknown	N/A	N/A
810	Unknown	N/A	N/A
1004	Unknown	N/A	N/A
1204	Unknown	N/A	N/A
1404	Unknown	N/A	N/A
Usage Information

VPN (Virtual Private Networking) provides secure communication to your core when you are away. It also offers a lot of potential for connecting multiple cores (between houses, apartments, etc.). This would enable families and friends to share security cameras, call/intercom each other for free via Asterisk, pipe security notifications to every device at every connected residence, and possibly even share media (legality?)

VPN in LinuxMCE 1004

In LinuxMCE 1004 there is an integrated L2TP server.

Setup

In the web admin -> Advanced -> Network settings, enable the "L2TP/IPSEC VPN server enabled" checkbox. You also need to fill in the pre-shared key and the IP range the VPN clients should use. Save the settings.

In Wizard -> Basic Info -> Users, check the "Can connect via VPN" for every user that should be able to connect via VPN.

Connection

-will enter info when I got it working-

Old/custom VPN

The following is a hack to add VPN support to LinuxMCE for version prior to 1004. It may not even work anymore, and I would not recommend it.

Installing PPTP and OpenVPN on the core

Download the patches and vpn package

Apply the diff patch

 cd /var/www/lmce-admin ; sudo patch -p0 < /tmp/vpn.svn.diff

Install the php scripts

 cd /var/www/lmce-admin ; sudo tar -xvf /tmp/vpn-php.tar

Install the package

 sudo dpkg -i /tmp/lmce-vpn-scripts_1-2_all.deb

Now go to the web admin -> users and check out your new links.

Click the PPTP Password link to set up PPTP and set user passwords. Click "Delete User" to disable PPTP for that user only.

Click OpenVPN Config to set up OpenVPN and generate user configurations

Once the set up is finished, you can download the configs or Delete the user.

Requirements for a VPN plugin

• Security
  • Encryption
  • Secure method of "pairing" houses

This could be done by sharing a public key with whomever you wish to pair with. User 1 would enter User 2's public key along with an optional message. User 2 would manually approve User 1 for pairing, and the cores would connect securly via VPN and automatically share security notifications and anything else set in a settings panel.

• Options panel for data to share with "paired" cores

Wish List

Add what you would like VPN to make possible in LinuxMCE

External Links

1. OpenVPN