Open VPN on Windows VPS?

[bradmca]

I'm wondering if anyone has any tips/ links to tutorials on how to install "open vpn" on virtuozzo windows vps?

Why do I want to do this?, well if I am at a wifi hotspot I would like to be able to SSL tunnel to a machine under my control via VPN connection, then be able do my web browsing securely that way rather than the openness of using an unsecured wifi hotspot.

Overkill?, good idea?, possible?

[eUK-Nick]

Hello Brad,

You may want to check on how to configure a VPN here

If it is only web surfing that you are going to be doing, then security of a open WiFi hotspot should not be too much of a concern unless you are going to be undertaking some kind of an activity which needs a secure environment.

[bradmca]

Thanks Nick, so no extra software is needed?, is this as secure as the open vpn solution?.

I'm guessing the initial "ask your provider to set up NAT" bit is safe too?.

Thing being I have lots of quick bookmarks set up where I wouldnt want a snooper to catch the http request and get any sensitive querystring parameters out of my browsing so this will be good to have.

As it's no extra cost, might be useful to document in an FAQ bit for customers to get more use out of their VPS at EUKhost.

[bradmca]

Does the firewall get reactivated at the end of this?, I wouldn't want the firewall of my VPS turned off constantly due to the instruction from support that we never ever ever run windows update....