Re: VPN to Linux server behind NAT router from XP Home?

From: James Knott (james.knott_at_rogers.com)
Date: 09/27/05

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    Steve Horsley wrote:

    >> Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
    >
    > I have done this with openvpn (www.openvpn.net). The hardest part
    > is creating the certificates. It all uses a single UDP port and
    > provided you can get this in through the router, it will survive
    > NAT.
    >

    A TCP port can also be used, though UDP is preferred.

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