OpenVPN on FreeNAS

[nello]

I'm considering putting OpenVPN on my FreeNAS box (instead of running OpenVPN on a router that I flashed with TomatoUSB).

I'm interested in any comments people have on running OpenVPN from a FreeNAS Jail:

• Performance
• Security
• Maintenance
• Etc.

Thank you.

 

[dlavigne]

Openvpn is included with FreeNAS.

 

[Ericloewe]

If you have the CPU time to spare, it's a viable alternative. Security is on par with a dedicated box (minus the existence of very unlikely vulnerabilities in FreeBSD Jails).

 

[cyberjock]

If you have the CPU time to spare, it's a viable alternative. Security is on par with a dedicated box (minus the existence of very unlikely vulnerabilities in FreeBSD Jails).

Or extremely likely if you aren't a FreeBSD CLI wiz and know how to keep the jails up to date. ;)

 

[nello]

Openvpn is included with FreeNAS.

Sorry, I don't see a plugin for OpenVPN.

What do you mean by "included"?

 

[depasseg]

Via the CLI:

Code:

[root@freenas1] /mnt/tank/home# openvpn
OpenVPN 2.3.6 amd64-portbld-freebsd9.3 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [MH] [IPv6] built on Dec 14 2014

General Options:
--config file   : Read configuration options from file.
--help          : Show options.
--version       : Show copyright and version information.

Tunnel Options:
--local host    : Local host name or ip address. Implies --bind.
--remote host [port] : Remote host name or ip address.
--remote-random : If multiple --remote options specified, choose one randomly.
--remote-random-hostname : Add a random string to remote DNS name.
--mode m        : Major mode, m = 'p2p' (default, point-to-point) or 'server'.
--proto p       : Use protocol p for communicating with peer.
                  p = udp (default), tcp-server, or tcp-client
ETC......

 

[nello]

Via the CLI:

Oh.

I think I'd better follow the guide and run a separate instance in a jail.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...-6-with-access-to-remote-hosts-via-nat.22873/

Thank you for your explanation.