SoftEther
Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software. Pull requests are welcome. The stable version is available at https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable. (by SoftEtherVPN)
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is an open source VPN daemon (by OpenVPN)
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| SoftEther | OpenVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 81 | |
| 11,038 | 9,889 | |
| 1.2% | 2.2% | |
| 8.0 | 9.2 | |
| 2 days ago | 16 days ago | |
| C | C | |
| Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
SoftEther
Posts with mentions or reviews of SoftEther.
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- SoftEtherVPN: Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software
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Openvpn Access Server Fixed License Key Price
I can recommend softether VPN as it was the most direct way to migrate our existing solution, https://www.softether.org/
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Small business owner: Site to site VPN?
Softether. nobody mentioned this. It is something that could be easily implemented, with a great community.
OpenVPN
Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenVPN.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-02.
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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2023)
OpenVPN is hiring! https://openvpn.net/
C++ Developer in the United States. Full-time| Fully remote| Flexible work schedules
Link to look at vacancy details and apply:
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Are there any work arounds for the Netflix new "household" system?
How you connect to your modem will depend on the device you are using, but for windows laptops as an example you download the OpenVPN program and input your modem details there, much like you would any other vpn service. I think there would be some guides on youtube. https://openvpn.net/
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Can i use PFSense to control incoming user connections (without a vpn?)
I just started playing with CloudConnexa for remotely managing my second pFSense. Really nice and is free for up to 3 concurrent users. https://openvpn.net. Can also self-host OpenVPN access server with a free 2 concurrent license.
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Is the 7spotlight Markle family interview airing now? Is anyone watching and can provide comment? 👀📺
If anyone is being blocked check out free OpenVPN
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gluetunvpn docker help
It is likely an issue with the 'cipher' options, if any, that are in your ".opvn" file. This is telling you that the opvn setting is not finding a matching cipher it is allowed to use. The fix per the message would be to add the Servers cipher to your options. https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui/issues/381 https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/blob/master/doc/man-sections/cipher-negotiation.rst
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Is it possible for a sysadmin to block only some packets from a VPN connection ?
I too haven't used the client-nat directive in some years (I currently implement 1:1 NAT with pfsense to access my network because I'm too lazy to change the networks subnet from the default) so I decided to retest and it does appear that OpenVPN Connect clients do not properly support the client-nat directive but the traditional OpenVPN server/clients still do. I've just tested this on OpenVPN 2.6.3 Server, OpenVPN 2.6.1 GUI for Windows from openvpn.net, and OpenVPN Connect iOS 3.3.3 and only the OpenVPN Connect client has any difficulty. Difficulty being that you can use client-nat successfully but it has to be configured server-side it can't be pushed to or setup on the client (OpenVPN Connect) side. The Server and Windows (non-OpenVPN Connect) clients work an any setup whether it's configured server-side, pushed to the client, or set up in the client config.
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WebUI not accessible, even with port opened
Ask openvpn.net for commercial support: https://support.openvpn.com/
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My Installed App as Developer
OpenVPN is a VPN client that I used primarily for work. We used VPN to connect to the dev server and we are using VPN. I also sometimes used that to open websites that got blocked in Indonesia like Reddit.
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minexmr2.com updated to p2pool v3.1, monerod v0.18.2.0, and ready for Mar 18 p2pool (not monero) hardfork
I connect all the servers with secure OpenVPN private network. And block unused ports anywhere with ufw.
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A little server help would be appreciated (a bit out of my depth)
Ensure remote access is by VPN only like the site-to-site with Ubiquitis gear, WireGuard or OpenVPN and there could be a paid option I just don't know.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing SoftEther and OpenVPN you can also consider the following projects:
Pritunl - Enterprise VPN server
tinc - a VPN daemon
ovpn-admin - Simple web UI to manage OpenVPN users.
ocserv
Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.
openvpn3-linux - OpenVPN 3 Linux client
openconnect - OpenConnect client extended to support Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect VPN
lightway-laser - Lightway Laser is a reference point-to-point Linux client/server implementation for Lightway Core.