From 53153ec69ed52bbd485e6fe13d55c54710ec4aea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick MARIE Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:35:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Adding some README. --- README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0810837..4ea6cfc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ An alternative to AVPNC for Fedora users. +## How does it work? + +Aviatrix VPN requires a special authentification string in order to allow login. +To retrieve it, the client is redirected to a web page, and the webpage pings local port 15395 to send the authentification string. + ## How ? Compile: @@ -20,3 +25,13 @@ Got your token! Email is: pmarie@aviatrix.com Launching OpenVPN. Check log file: /tmp/openvpn-avx.log ... ``` + +## Using ssh with a remote box + +If lightvpn is on a remote box (ie: ec2), it is required to redirect your local 15395 to distant's. Use: + +```sh +ssh -L 15395:localhost:15395 +``` + +Then initiate `light-vpn` in a persistent virtual terminal (like `screen` or `tmux`), and follow the instructions.