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  • August 2, 2015 at 9:08 pm #1186
    Mike, KD4TGC
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    i would like to see a vpn client added so i can control the repeater from the comfort of my shack.

    August 3, 2015 at 12:20 pm #1187
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    VPN shouldn’t be necessary as this is designed to be run headless. Anything you should need to do should be able to be accomplished via the Web GUI and SSH. All you’d have to do is set a static IP address for the NIC and make sure you take care of the appropriate routing to access externally. To make network address translation easier, you could use a service like Weaved which also offers mobile apps to connect to the service. I am currently using this on my RPI A+ that I use to control my garden irrigation and it works really well. As time goes on and we add more functions into the Web GUI, there should be less need for SSH. Also there will probably also be some DTMF control also.

    As we expand out documentation we will probably include a tutorial on how to setup Weaved.

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    August 6, 2015 at 7:57 am #1191
    Mike, KD4TGC
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    I only say vpn so i can put the repeater in a remote site and still access it from home.

    August 6, 2015 at 10:43 pm #1209
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    OK. All that should be achievable with properly routed ports for SSH and HTTP. Weaved should make it much simpler. We plan to take a look into Weaved and do some tests with it.

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    September 1, 2015 at 4:23 pm #1377
    Joseph, N8CN
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    i notice that on the RPi image, OpenVPN is installed, but not configured or started.

    There’s room for movement there if SSL encryption (https) and SSH isn’t “strong enough” or convenient enough.

    IE: configure OpenVPN on the unit in a “receiving” posture for “remote users” to connect to.

    Actually, there are probably canned configurations for this out there, and perhaps web UIs for such a beast as well.. 🙂

    September 7, 2015 at 10:16 am #1383
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    Richard is working on a shell configuration menu. He said he is going to add this in.

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    Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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