I have been using AlwaysVPN (www.alwaysvpn.com) on my PC and Mac. Its a free Ad-Supported VPN Service. However, can I use AlwaysVPN on my iPhone..??

I have dug-up the config files...

Heres the config file:

Code:

###### AlwaysVPN TCP client configuration version 1.0 ####
clientdev tapproto tcp-client
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 443
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 80
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 22
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 443
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 80
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 22

redirect-gateway def1
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
shaper 50000
ca

alwaysvpn_ca.crt
cert client_grp2.crt
key
client_grp2.key
ns-cert-type server
tls-remote alwaysvpn_s
tls-cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA
cipher BF-CBC
comp-lzo
verb 1
# up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# user nobody
# group nogroup
# tun-mtu 1400
# fragment 1300
# mssfix 1300

What I understand is, it has 2 servers, Cluster1 and Cluster2, when 1 is busy, it connects to 2. So, in the Server field, we enter either cluster1.alwaysvpn.com OR cluster2.alwaysvpn.com

Now I dont know what to use as the username and password...

The Client_grp2.key file has the following RSA Private key:

Code:
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Any ideas ??

Can anyone figure this out....?

Originally Posted by jashsayani

I have been using AlwaysVPN (www.alwaysvpn.com) on my PC and Mac. Its a free Ad-Supported VPN Service. However, can I use AlwaysVPN on my iPhone..??

I have dug-up the config files...

Heres the config file:

Code:

###### AlwaysVPN TCP client configuration version 1.0 ####
clientdev tapproto tcp-client
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 443
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 80
remote cluster1.alwaysvpn.com 22
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 443
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 80
remote cluster2.alwaysvpn.com 22

redirect-gateway def1
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
shaper 50000
ca

alwaysvpn_ca.crt
cert client_grp2.crt
key
client_grp2.key
ns-cert-type server
tls-remote alwaysvpn_s
tls-cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA
cipher BF-CBC
comp-lzo
verb 1
# up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
# user nobody
# group nogroup
# tun-mtu 1400
# fragment 1300
# mssfix 1300

What I understand is, it has 2 servers, Cluster1 and Cluster2, when 1 is busy, it connects to 2. So, in the Server field, we enter either cluster1.alwaysvpn.com OR cluster2.alwaysvpn.com

Now I dont know what to use as the username and password...

The Client_grp2.key file has the following RSA Private key:

Code:

GET RID OF THIS BRO!! YOU ARE BASICALLY SHARING YOUR PASSWORD.

Any ideas ??

Hey,

Two things.

1) The config seems like an openvpn type of config. So most probably they are using openvpn internally. I dont think there is a openvpn client for iPhone available there yet. I myself use openvpn and have been looking for the client for iPhone and haven't found any.

2) Get rid of the Client_grp2.key file contents. Thats your private key that you should not be sharing. You are essentially sharing your passowrd.

Hope there is a openvpn client for the iPhone available soon.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by nathulal

Hey,

Two things.

1) The config seems like an openvpn type of config. So most probably they are using openvpn internally. I dont think there is a openvpn client for iPhone available there yet. I myself use openvpn and have been looking for the client for iPhone and haven't found any.

2) Get rid of the Client_grp2.key file contents. Thats your private key that you should not be sharing. You are essentially sharing your passowrd.

Hope there is a openvpn client for the iPhone available soon.

Cheers.

Thanks for your reply. Isn't there a way to use OpenVPN using the inbuilt VPN capabilities...?
Like loading the config. files using SSH or something..?

You cant do openvpn but you can forward certain ports through ssh if you have a ssh server running. Entirely depends on what you are trying to achive. For eg. I am using ssh tunneling to forward vnc connection to my home computer. That way when I try to connect to localhost:5900 it actually connect me to myhomeip:5900 using ssh.

Originally Posted by nathulal

You cant do openvpn but you can forward certain ports through ssh if you have a ssh server running. Entirely depends on what you are trying to achive. For eg. I am using ssh tunneling to forward vnc connection to my home computer. That way when I try to connect to localhost:5900 it actually connect me to myhomeip:5900 using ssh.

Well, the server is not my VPN server and I am just a user on the OpenVPN server. I use it on my notebook but now want to use the VPN on my iPhone as well.
However, I have a SSH server at home. So, you mean to say that I can connect my SSH server to the VPN server and use VPN via SSH on my iPhone....?

Sorry if I am confusing the matter. The short answer for this is there is currently no way that I know of the connect the iPhone to a openvpn client. Only the iPhone supported VPN protocols L2TP, PPTP and IPSec are possible. OpenVPN is a different protocol not supported by iPhone Firmware upto 2.1. So untill someone comes up with an app or Apple includes that protocol support in firmware 2.2 it is not possible.

Originally Posted by nathulal

Sorry if I am confusing the matter. The short answer for this is there is currently no way that I know of the connect the iPhone to a openvpn client. Only the iPhone supported VPN protocols L2TP, PPTP and IPSec are possible. OpenVPN is a different protocol not supported by iPhone Firmware upto 2.1. So untill someone comes up with an app or Apple includes that protocol support in firmware 2.2 it is not possible.

Thanks for the clarification. Hope to see OpenVPN compatibility on the iPhone soon. or atleast some way to connect using a VPN patch or app via Cydia...

Sounds like you're just interested in a little privacy, right? Why not just SSH into your server to reroute your http web traffic?

Originally Posted by kikker

Sounds like you're just interested in a little privacy, right? Why not just SSH into your server to reroute your http web traffic?

I have my Mac at home configured as a SSH server. How do I reroute my http web traffic on the iPhone...?