Using the VPN with a Laptop

Product Discussion Pepwave AP & Surf
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I have a Surf SOHO MK3 with the latest Firmware and I would like to connect to it using the PepVPN with my Laptop while I’m on vacation using WiFi or a Cat-5 cable.

What would I need to do in order to do this?

Thanks

Troy

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Hi. Not sure exactly what you are asking? Is the SOHO physically with you while traveling or is it at your home? What is your objective?

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What I meant to say is, it possible to use my Home router’s VPN while I’m traveling using my Laptop from lets say a hotel wifi?

Other wise I would have to pay for a VPN service for my laptop.

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OK. That’s easy. Configure your laptop to tunnel into it via L2TP. The SOHO makes a fine VPN end-point.

You ask about PepVPN. That’s a superior method to connect two (or more) Peplink devices. If, for example, you were to travel with a Peplink device then you might “call home” to the SOHO there via PepVPN. (Actually, that would be my preferred solution.)

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Thanks,

Is there a tutorial for L2TP?

What would I need to make my Laptop a Peplink device so I could “call home” as you say?

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Hi @troypulk,

Here is a link which might help:-

Hope this helps,

Steve

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Thanks,

All I need to do now is figure how to connect my laptop using a public wifi.

My laptop is running Linux-Debian Testing and I have installed the necessary L2TP software to I’m trying to connect it using the L2TP With IPsec.

What would be the gateway for the L2TP With IPsec?

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@Steve.Taylor was thoughtful enough [above] to send you a nice link as to how to set up L2TP on the SOHO.

As to your question … One cannot “make my Laptop a Peplink device.” When I travel I take a Peplink router (SOTG or SOHO – I strongly prefer the latter) with me. They’re both pre-set to establish a PepVPN connection to one of several other Peplink routers. The latter may be at my office, home, radio tower site, a client location, etc.

You may want to check with the folks from whom you acquired your SOHO for recommendations and assistance in configuring.

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Thanks,

This does not work at the same time I’m connected to the Surf SOHO through WiFi but it did work when I used my phone as a hot spot.

I can’t figure out why it didn’t work, does any one here have any idea’s as to why?

Thanks

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Can you elaborate on your set-up/topology? I’m a bit foggy as to “what you have connected to what” as well as what you hope to accomplish?

And, can you tell us what “public wi-fi” you are using and if you have checked to see if they are blocking the ports you need for the VPN?

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I followed the link posted by Steve above and did it on my laptop, then I tried to test it by using my Home Surf SOHO WiFi connected to my ISP, Wave.

This didn’t work, I think because I’m using the routers wifi which comes from my ISP so I’m already connected to it, but when I Set up L2TP With IPsec on my android cell phone it worked and my cell connected to my home ISP, I think because my cell is using AT&T, when it was connected my cell’s IP was the same as my home ISP which in Steve’s link was the WAN1 connection.

So when I used my cell as a wifi hotspot and it’s using AT&T my laptop worked and was connected to my home ISP using AT&T and the Set up for L2TP With IPsec.

What I need to do now is go out to starbucks and see if it still works, I’m betting that it will.

what I hope to accomplish is when I’m on vacation in some other state and using a hotel wifi or some other wifi that I would have a secure and some what private connection like a VPN would provide except in this case I would be using my Home ISP no matter where I’m at in the country.

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I tested this at a public wifi in town and it works just fine.

Thanks

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