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VPN connections in Qubes
The simplest case if you set up a VPN connection using the Network Manager inside one of your VMs. Setting up such a connection is really not Qubes specific and it is documented in Your Operating system documentation.
If you using the Qubes default OS (Fedora): Establishing a VPN Connection
The Qubes specific part is choose the right VM for the VPN client:
NetVM
The simplest case if you set up a VPN connection using the Network Manager inside your NetVM. Because the NetworkManager? already started you are ready to set up your VPN connection. However this has some disadvantages:
- You have to place (and probably save) Your VPN credentials inside the NetVM wich is directly connected to the outside world
- All your AppVMs wich are connected to the NetVM will be connected to the VPN (by default)
ProxyVM
One of the best thing in Qubes that you can use a specian type of VMs called ProxyVM (or FirewallVM). The special thing is that your AppVMs see this as a NetVM, and the NetVMs see it as an AppVM. Because of that You can place a ProxyVM between your AppVMs and Your NetVM. This is how the default firewall VM is working.
Using a ProxyVM to set up a VPN clinet will gives you the ability to:
- Separate your VPN credentials from Your AppVM data.
- You can easily controll wich of your AppVMs are connected to your VPN by simply set it as a NetVM of the desired AppVM.
To setup a ProxyVM as a VPN gateway you should:
- create a new VM and check the ProxyVM radiobutton
- add the network-manager service to this new VM
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set up Your VPN as described in the Network Manager documentation linked above.
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connect your AppVMs to use the new VM as a NetVM.
AppVM
While the Network Manager is not started here (for a good reason) You can configure any kind of VPN client in your AppVM as well, however it is only suggested if you have to use a special VPN clinet.