Re: [44net] Adding VPN server at UCSD ?

-----Original Message----- From: 44Net [mailto:44net-bounces+jim=photojim.ca@mailman.ampr.org] On Behalf Of R P via 44Net Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 2:00 AM To: AMPRNet working group <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> Cc: R P <ronenp(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [44net] Adding VPN server at UCSD ? How do i manage to get my allocated addresses from someone else VPN ? what about transferring a whole network block via a VPN server ? specially to a home which uses a dynamic IP ? === This can all be done, but it takes some technical knowledge about networking. I was given an allocation - I arranged BGP delegation and I have my VPS's provider (Loosefoot Computing) advertise the allocation. I set up an OpenVPN connection between my router (really a Linux computer) and my VPS. I use source-based routing to route a portion of my subnet to my router at home, then assign some of those addresses manually to hosts at home that have ham radio-related traffic. (My router gets one too, in addition to its other addresses.) A standard consumer router would probably have trouble doing this, although some might be able. It is probably possible to have a small Linux computer do the AMPRnet subnet's routing separately, but I'd have to give some thought to this configuration. At home, you wouldn't need a static IP at all - a dynamic one would do. One end needs a static IP address, and that's my VPS. My VPS is actually located in Denver, CO, US, but the latency here to VE5-land is pretty low. My subnet is specifically intended for VE5s/VA5s, but depending on our rules for allocations, I may be able to delegate small allocations (/28 typically, i.e. 16 IP addresses of which 14 are usable) to hams in other areas who have low latency to Denver. (I might need another delegation if this isn't allowed.) Currently I have a /23 which gives me 32 /28s to delegate, and 2 of those are in use. (I can delegate smaller subnets, too, if fewer addresses would be fine for you.) Super busy the next few weeks, so even if anyone is interested, it won't be a tomorrow thing. But the possibility is here. 73 Jim VE5EV