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forum.archive.openwrt.org › viewtopicNov 28, 2016 · If you use l2tp over internet then without additional ipsec layer communication is unencrypted. If your l2tp sever is set up to require encryption (on mac it should be easy and probably its on by default) then openwrt cant connect without additional manual configuration of strongswan. And this is not as easy as plaintext.
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https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=6871728.11.2016 · If you use l2tp over internet then without additional ipsec layer communication is unencrypted. If your l2tp sever is set up to require encryption (on mac it should be easy and probably its on by default) then openwrt cant connect without additional manual configuration of strongswan. And this is not as easy as plaintext.
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https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=4367321.04.2013 · OpenWrt Forum Archive. Post #1. nap. 21 Apr 2013, 10:08. I've tried to find some tutorials, but most of them is about setting up OpenWRT server, not client. So, I just tried to install openswan and xl2tpd and copy good configuration from Linux PC. Connection goes fine, pppd connects and gets IP address:
[OpenWrt Wiki] VPN (Virtual Private Network)
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn16.08.2021 · VPN (Virtual Private Network) See also: Cryptographic hardware acceleration, Random generator VPN extends a private network across a public network providing connectivity and security. VPN typically relies on the client-server model and works as L2TP or L3TP depending on the protocol and service configuration. There are multiple software packages to implement …
[OpenWrt Wiki] Libreswan L2TP/IPsec
openwrt.org › docs › guide-userSep 27, 2021 · Libreswan L2TP/IPsec. This how-to explains how to configure an openwrt router to act as an L2TP/IPsec gateway (vpn server) using xl2tpd (for L2TP) and Libreswan (for IPsec). The new strongSwan documentation is currently missing an L2TP/IPsec page. Use this one as a reference for the xl2tpd part.