F17: How to set up VPN for Android?

[sean darcy]

On 03/25/2013 03:04 PM, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
>> In any event, has anybody using any vpn package been able to set it up
>> for a roaming client?
>
> I use ssh tunnels to forward Android imap (port 143), smtp (port 25),
> and http proxying (port 3128) to my Fedora server, using this app:
>
> http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ayal.SPT
>
> The main gotcha is that each tablet needs its own dedicated ssh port, so
> that the office NAT/firewall/router can keep track of ssh sessions
> correctly. But that is easy to implement, for a handful of devices.
>
> It works quite well for my needs.
>
>
> - Mike

Interesting. This look like a very "light weight" solution.

What do you use as a proxy on the Fedora server? glype? squid?

On the android you configure a proxy for each browser? Or does SPT just 
send all port 80 requests to the server?

Any details on the config would be very helpful.


sean