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Re: How to setup a VM Gateway like Whonix but for a generic VPN

Hi,

So what you're doing is totally valid, but it feels a little like trying to write a website in assembly language .. :-)

Many (many) years ago I spent a lot of time playing with "iptables" and related tools, but I ended up with two problems;
  • Making it work in the first place can be problematic or difficult (at best)
  • Once you've done it (assuming a reasonable degree of complexity), you can't verify it "by eye", so essentially it's un-readable and/or unmaintainable

(apo...
Hi,

So what you're doing is totally valid, but it feels a little like trying to write a website in assembly language .. :-)

Many (many) years ago I spent a lot of time playing with "iptables" and related tools, but I ended up with two problems;
  • Making it work in the first place can be problematic or difficult (at best)
  • Once you've done it (assuming a reasonable degree of complexity), you can't verify it "by eye", so essentially it's un-readable and/or unmaintainable

(apo...

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