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pcbuilder1997

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Any of you out here know how to make a VPN network setup using pfsense so my connection is more secure? Besides using pfsense firewall and windows p2p VPN/Remote Desktop I haven't figured out how to do this. Any help would be much appreciated.
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OK so if you want to connect to a vpn server to tunnel your connection from elsewhere then you need to sign up to a service, there are hundreds out there. By doing this on your router all your traffic will be tunnelled. ( If it's just a single machine then put the vpn details into windows instead).
If you know what you are doing you can create conditional rules in pf to tunnel some traffic through the vpn and some not.

If you want to connect remotely to your pfsense and tunnel through your own server I suggest you look at pfsense docs or a YouTube video or two. It's too complicated of explain on a forum.
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My bad, as a server for me to connect to as well as protect my data streams to the internet.
 
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As a server is quite simple depending on vpn type. Do you pay for a server elsewhere so your pfsense box can be a client??
 
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nigelivey

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OK so if you want to connect to a vpn server to tunnel your connection from elsewhere then you need to sign up to a service, there are hundreds out there. By doing this on your router all your traffic will be tunnelled. ( If it's just a single machine then put the vpn details into windows instead).
If you know what you are doing you can create conditional rules in pf to tunnel some traffic through the vpn and some not.

If you want to connect remotely to your pfsense and tunnel through your own server I suggest you look at pfsense docs or a YouTube video or two. It's too complicated of explain on a forum.
 
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bill001g

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Be careful on the terminology since it makes it simpler to configure ...you do not get as confused in the menus.

Although you pfsense box will in effect provide a "service" to the machine in your house by running the VPN it is actually considered a VPN CLIENT when you are looking at how the connection is made. A more common example of a VPN SERVER would be if you wanted to access your home network when you were away from the house.

The thing that makes it complex is pfsense can act as a server and a client at the same time. Because of this you need to know what to ignore.

First step I suspect is to select a VPN provider that has the feature you want for a price that is affordable. Do not be fooled by so called free vpn there really is no such thing. You either will be limited in bandwidth or they find ways to force advertisement into your data streams. The primary difference is going to be how many local data centers they have and things like their policy in keeping track of what you are doing. Many times people are trying to get around ip restrictions or doing things that they do not want logged.
 
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