[arm-allstar] Allstar Node remote?

[David McGough]

Hi Mark,

Well, what I really meant was a point-to-point VPN between your remote 
4G node and your local hub---you don't need the purevpn service at all in 
this scenario...Your remote 4G node is simply a private node.

Do you have a static IP address at your "hub" end?  If so, I'll get you 
sample openvpn config files.


73, David KB4FXC



On Sat, 18 Feb 2017, Mark Johnston wrote:

> 15 minutes... well several hours later...
> I setup a VPN connection with purevpn service - openvpn appears to work, but
> can't get a static IP unless I use PPTP, when I use PPTP, as soon as I
> connect via SSH
> the VPN drops.
> 
> Anyone have ideas on how I can do what I originally wanted to do, that
> seems like it would be easier...
> or at the very least, whats the fastest way to force update of the IP on
> Allstar... as openvpn, It would keep changing.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
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> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:39 PM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > If you have a live, static IP address available at your "hub" end, a VPN
> > is how I handle this type of config and it works very well....I recommend
> > openvpn, which is already installed in all the hamvoip images.
> >
> > Your VPN can literally be up-and-running in 15 minutes!
> >
> > 73, David KB4FXC
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Feb 2017, "Mark Johnston via arm-allstar" wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to find a way (using hamvoip) on a Pi 3, to setup a remote
> > > node, in this case, it would be similar to an RTCM, but not for voting,
> > > just for a 'dumb pipe' into a real node located where I can do port
> > > forwarding, and accept inbound connections. This can be a private node
> > > number... this is on a mountain top, looking at using a 4G LTE Verizon
> > > hotspot, since they brought back 'unlimited data'.
> > >
> > > I have considered a VPN, but not sure that I want to deal with that.
> > > I already have the reverse SSH for remote management.
> > >
> > > I know I can do the whole *3 and connect then *4 to command, or permanent
> > > connect etc.
> > > I want to control the real node like it was local to this remote site.
> > >
> > > If that all makes sense...
> > >
> > >
> > > 73's
> > >
> > > Mark KC7DMF
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