Linux-based Internet-sharing Router with built-in 4-port Switch and Wireless-G Access Point
Shares a single Internet connection (10/100 WAN) with 4 Ethernet wired (10/100 switched LAN ;Compliant with the IEEE 802.11b/g protocol;LEDs: Power, DMZ, WLAN, Ethernet (1, 2, 3, 4), Internet
Max. Link Rate:54 Mbps; Has 2 External Antennas ; supports WPA2 standards for use of the available encryption regardless of client devices and features a built-in SPI firewall to prevent potential attacks from the Internet
Interface: Ethernet Port; Ports: 1x 10/100 WAN, 4x 10/100 Switched LAN, 1x Power;Dimensions 3.91 x 3.85 x 3.92" / 99.5 x 97.8 x 99.6 mm
Platform Compatibility: Windows XP , Windows Vista 32/64 ; package includes router and no modem. Operating Humidity:10 to 85% Noncondensing
"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
網路的本質是開放,大多數的在情境下我們總希望我們的網路使用是不會被限制、監控或是管制的條件下使用。最有名的就是中國的網路長城,其次就是每個組織與機關的IT們的各自表述。透過VPN的方式(付費或是免費)是最快的方式,但是最後都會礙於頻寬限制而無法順利的在牆內看到外面的資料。無論是Google
服務、FB、或是其他影音網頁。以往常見的方式是在家裡的 NAS or WiFi AP上架設VPN
server,但是如果長時間不在旁邊很難說不會有當機的狀況發生,而且同時也有安全上的疑慮(如果家用網路上設置VPN的server。)當然也可以單純的把家用WiFi
AP當作VPN Client用,這樣安全性相對高,不過也是需要找個付費或免費的VPN Server(到頭來還是要花一次工?)
既然都已經在用Ubuntu LTS了(前陣子雖然不慎把他砍掉重練...不對是還原),乾脆就安裝在12個月免費的AWSEC2上。(每個月有750hrs,而且有許多知名的企業都是用這套精簡又24小時不打烊的容器。
What is the AWS Free Usage Tier?
AWS is offering a free usage tier for new AWS customers. Per month, the AWS750 hours of Amazon EC2 Linux
or RHEL or SLES t2.micro instance usage (1 GiB of memory and 32-bit and
64-bit platform support) – enough hours to run continuously each month*
所以就著手開始設定。萬事起頭難,花了不少時間在找資料看與try and debug,以下紀錄過程中精簡的步驟,看著照做就可以讓OpenVPN動,或許有一些設定過程會碰到的小問題,相關網誌的連結有的失效了,或許可以參考我測試的方式一步一步過去,最後我這邊是可以所有裝置都順利連入AWS上的OpenVPN。