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FusionEvo
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Where to place VPN Server on network

Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:39 pm

I am currently running OpenVPN on a Mikrotik router to enable myself to connect from an external network to my home network. However, the current OpenVPN implementation does not support UDP, MFA and SHA256, which I am hoping to use.

As such, I am looking to install OpenVPN on a Raspberypi server on my network. The raspberrypi currently also serves as an external web server.

Since I only have one router and IP, I think the only place I can place it is insider the network. However, should I setup a separate zone/bridge for the Raspberrypi web server? I'll have to provide the VPN client with full access to my network so I'll have to reopen ports anyways. So will having a separate zone/bridge actually provide any security benefits?

Where should the Raspberrypi server be placed on the network?
Also, is there a security risk in reusing the same server for multiple functionality?
 
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Re: Where to place VPN Server on network

Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:05 am

If it's your own lan, then use firewall rules on Tik itself. That's enough. If lan isn't yours, use firewall rules on Tik and on machine, which working as vpn server.