ing a setup help for my own VPN?
ing a setup help for my own VPN?
Hey guys! I want to write down exactly what I need to get done and how I can do it, maybe someone has a smarter tip or suggestion? My goal is to set up my own VPN server with a special IP that only belongs to me. I know there are lots of companies like NorthVPN where you just install the software on your computer, buy a unique IP for $80 each year and you're all set. I don't want to run any of those programs on my PC, and I definitely don't want an IP address that's tied to a specific company. My plan is buying a pfSense VPN router and connecting it to my old home router so we both have internet access. Then I'll rent out a virtual server with a dedicated IP, install the pfSense software there, connect everything together, link my computer wirelessly to the router, and get my wanted IP address without running any apps on my PC. Do I understand what I want right now? Or should anyone give me better advice on how to pull this off? The cost of all this doesn't matter to me. Thanks for reading!
@bill001g Thanks for being so helpful. First of all, you know why I'm here! So does your problem mean you don't want to use software on your PC or do you actually have trouble using a commercial VPN provider? Exactly! 1) Changing my current router with another one and connecting it to the server isn't possible because the ISP doesn't let me use my own router. But on the existing router (the one from the ISP), I can plug in my own router on top, and this setup connects to the server. 2) I would say that's not an option because I'm still connecting my own router to the official VPN provider, so even if they give me a dedicated IP address, it can still be traced back to the company? That's why I want to rent my own server and build my own VPN there. If that makes sense, right? 3) Yes, I fully understand that I would need to do this configuration. So generally speaking, doing it in my own way is a good idea; I just need to rent a server that can run PFSense. Installing the software on the rented server and connecting my bridged pfSense router to the server? That's right? I'd need a server running FreeBSD, which is the OS where pfSense runs? Pretty much any virtual server in the country would do the job; is that correct? A server capable of running PFSense software.
Yes if you use a commercial service you run the risk of the IP pools being blacklisted. I have that issue from time to time with my vpn provider. Mostly if the site refuses to let me run from a vpn then they have zero chance of me buying anything from them. You can do it the way you suggest. Pfsense is more of a firewall but it does also do vpn. Pretty much most linux images have vpn ability. It will be much easier to actually buy a virtual server that is already preconfigured and setup to run a vpn services. From the sites I was looking at it was cheaper to buy a small vpn server that was setup to run vpn than to buy a generic server. I suspect it is because they feel someone running a vpn is not making money off it where if you were to run a web server you are. In many cases you run both on port 443. This is commonly done by say someone in china trying to get past the government firewall. Even though it is vpn it appears to be a standard HTTPS session when in reality it is running openvpn. I decided it was rather expensive most had rather low data caps on them.
You worry that your commercial VPN IP can be traced back to you? That is a valid point, but using a virtual service to run your own server has the same risk. Any company gives out blocks of public IPs and they stay linked to them. Throw in their logs showing who uses what and when, and suddenly it's easy to connect traffic back to you through your "private" VPN I run. Exactly what you're asking about myself? I have a virtual VPN server through a cloud service that connects from both home and mobile devices. But there is no doubt: if I did anything illegal with it, they would know exactly who is using that public IP at what time. It is tied to my account when I use the server. I don't know your motivation for wanting to do this, but you might need to rethink whatever it is you are doing. There is no way to avoid someone knowing what IP you are using since every public IP is linked to someone who will happily hand over any data they have when asked for it. They have no reason to "protect" you and whatever it is you are doing on their service using their registered IPs