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• Access

Requirements

In order to be eligible for SWANS access you must be a current Interface/VEC member.

Access methods

PPTP

Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol RFC2637

Pros:

• Easiest to set up
• Widely supported
  • Windows (95 OSR2 onwards)
  • Apple Macs
  • iPod/iPhone/iPad mobile devices
  • Android devices
  • Linux

Cons:

• Not encrypted (Linux implementation limitation)

How to access:
Configure your client with

• Server address: vpn.interface.org.nz

• User name: As provided to you
• Password: As provided to you

• Encryption: off

OpenVPN

OpenVPN used SSL/TLS encryption, the same as used to connect to secure websites, to create its tunnels.

Pros:

• Encrypted

Cons:

• Requires installation of 3rd-party software
  • May not operate on mobile devices

How to access:

1. Download and install the OpenVPN client
   1. For Linux use your package manager

   2. For Windows/Mac download an installer from the OpenVPN download page

2. Download the Interface/VEC OpenVPN SSL/TLS certificate

3. Configure OpenVPN with the following
   • Device: tun
   • Protocol: UDP
   • Server: vpn.interface.org.nz
   • Server port: 15695
   • Certificate: location of where you downloaded the Interface/VEC OpenVPN certificate
   • Authentication: User/Password

GRE

General Route Encapsulation RFC2784

Pros:

• Stateless 'always up' tunnel

Cons:

• Requires static address
• Requires sysadmin configuration at Interface/VEC end
• Not encrypted
• Packet fragmentation problems (local VUW problem)

How to access:
Send an email to <sysadmins AT lists DOT interface DOT org DOT nz>

vtun

Pros:

• Encrypted
• Layer 2 tunnelling (i.e. ethernet)

Cons:

• Very slow

How to access:
Send an email to <sysadmins AT lists DOT interface DOT org DOT nz>

IPsec/L2TP

Experimental