[WT-support] WT through VPN

[Carlos Neves (CT3FQ)]

  I have tested OpenVPN ( http://www.openvpn.net/ )  running in a ASUS 
500GP router (with a USB UMTS internet access device connected ) as VPN 
server. For the clients I use  "OpenVPN GUI for Windows" and It works 
with win-test  over internet.

73


On 10/14/2010 5:46 AM, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
>> I imagine you would have to configure the same broadcast address
>> and port number in both copies of Win-Test, as usual, and that
>> broadcast address has to be compatible with the VPN address that
>> you set up (e.g. broadcast address *x*.*y*.*z*.255 on both computers).
> Very important point! Since broadcast is being used, traffic can only
> pass switches and not routers. Make sure that the two machines are on
> the same ethernet network segment, and if you really do need a VPN
> solution then make sure it can pass broadcast traffic.
>
> Some VPN solutions are only layer 3, meaning that the VPN client
> and/or server acts just like a router, and can not pass broadcast
> traffic across the link.
>
>
> //Peter
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