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Hi,
Hopefully this will be a simple answer. I've searched all over these forums, ubuntu forums/wiki and google but can't find a confirmation. I would like to set up an ubuntu linux vm on my lan which would have an openvpn client connected to a 3rd party server, which would serve to get around geo-blocking. I am not sure though if making that connection would allow the server operator access to resources on my client computer such as a samba share and anything on my lan. Is it unwise to make the vpn tunnel to a network which I don't trust? Would it be safe with the correct firewall rules set on the ubuntu system?
Thank you!
janjust
you can restrict the VPN access to the client only - in that case , a rogue VPN server operator could highjack your VPN client (software) but not the rest.
Most security-paranoid folks, however, will say that if the client can be hacked then the entire LAN subnet is wide open. This is true to some extent, but it's the same as when rogue malware is running amok on a PC on the same LAN.
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Great, thank you for your answer
