Urbz Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I need to set up a PPTP server on my home computer to access blocked ports at school, through my iPod touch. I only want to check mail, nothing major, but I cannot do so because the ports are all blocked! So, I want to set up a VPN and have my iPod automatically connect to it when I switch it on, allowing email connectivity and giving me a secure connection. I tried SSH, but it never works (Squidman SUCKS), and it's difficult to use with the iPod. I'd rather just set up a PPTP server (because It's natively supported and seamless and stuff...) but I have yet to find ONE for Mac OS X. The only one I know of is the one built into Mac OS X Server, which I am NOT switching to just for email access... any ideas? -Urbz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrks Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I have a Linksys WRT54GL router, which is running the DD-WRT firmware. You can run the VPN right off the router. It works very well for me and the router is pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Just set up a Linux based firewall. Most all of them have VPN in it. Plus, you get the added bonus of a much more secure firewall, and perks like virus filtering on the server side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Thank you for the replies! About the router... it's a possibility. I'm considering it. But I'd rather avoid spending, if at all possible. About the linux-based firewall... do you mean get a linux distro and use it? That seems a little extreme for checking email. Or did you mean one tha's for OS X? If it's the latter, could you recommend one? -Urbz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 http://www.clarkconnect.com/ All you need is two network cards, and CPU power along the lines of a Pentium 2. Internet connection gets plugged into one network card, and your network goes in the other. When installing, you select the functionality you want: something as simple as a firewall with VPN, or as extreme as web/mail/database serving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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