As a kind of proof of concept I setup a Linksys router running the Openwrt firmware as a portable hardware openvpn client to connect to the AlwaysVPN service. I used the router as a wireless client, meaning I did not connect to a wired network to gain internet access. The final test was to connect a SIP IP phone to one of the LAN ports of the router and then place a phone call. Read More
All this junk?
I just replaced the theme of this blog with a very plain and simple one. My goal is to design something from scratch but it probably won’t happen any time soon. The old theme had some cross browser compatibility issues that I didn’t like so it had to go.
I don’t really post on a regular basis anymore now that there are other outlets to inform people of personal random thoughts, i.e. Twitter / Facebook. The blog is just an easy way of posting my findings that I think may be usefull to other people. The truth is that a wiki may be a bit better, however I’ve got too much stuff in this database to warrent a switch to a completely new platform.
Openvpn save password without recompiling using bash
If you need a way to launch an openvpn client that uses auth-user-pass without having to recompile openvpn with --enable-password-save you could use a simple shell script.
#!/usr/bin/expect
spawn openvpn –config /etc/openvpn/configforclient.conf
expect “*Username:*”
send “userhere\r”
expect “*Password:*”
send “passhere\r”
interact
Just replace userhere and passhere with your vpn username and password. Saving your login credentials in plain text may be a security risk. Keep that in mind!
You also have to have the expect package installed on your computer.
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New OpenVPN GUI
Checkout the OpenVPN Manager project @ http://openvpn.jowisoftware.de/
A new windows GUI that uses the manager interface. This means that you can theoretically use it with split privilages allowing you to use Openvpn from a non admin windows account.
New free VPN service
Have a look at AlwaysVPN.com they’re offering a free ad supported VPN service that uses OpenVPN. It seems to be similar to the proprietary Hotspotshield service which actually also uses OpenVPN at its core.
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Random thought
I’ve been busy working on a project / internet startup for the last few months while also going to college. So I haven’t had any time to write anything on the blog. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write about I just want to keep the details of my project secret until I have the first public release ready.
The only real reason I am writing something right now is because I just upgraded the wordpress blogging engine and wanted to see if everything is still working.
I recently got a twitter account. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/wtip
New Craigslist ads by email
To receive updates on new items for sale on Craigslist via email please have a look at the instructions below:
- Do a regular keyword search on craigslist.org for the item you are looking for.