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howtos:misc:setting_up_openvpn [2013/02/03 15:08 (UTC)] chrisabelahowtos:misc:setting_up_openvpn [2013/02/03 19:55 (UTC)] chrisabela
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 ===== 11. Firewalls ===== ===== 11. Firewalls =====
  
-In the previous chapter we referred to a firewall you may include to protect your Openvpn Server.  However this chapter refers to firewalls on the Client LAN that may block the VPN connection by blocking traffic on udp port 1194.+In the previous chapter we referred to a firewall you may include to protect your Openvpn Server.  However this chapter refers to firewalls on the Client LAN that may block the VPN connection by blocking traffic on UDP port 1194.
  
 In order to poke through the Client firewall your may want to try changing the port to 443 - normally reserved for https. Using TCP instead of UDP will also help. To make these change you will need to amend /etc/openvpn/server.conf of the Server, from In order to poke through the Client firewall your may want to try changing the port to 443 - normally reserved for https. Using TCP instead of UDP will also help. To make these change you will need to amend /etc/openvpn/server.conf of the Server, from
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 (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN
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 (4) http://www.no-ip.com (4) http://www.no-ip.com
  
 +  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:chrisabela | Chris Abela]]
  
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