diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0230a0c..0b927fd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -78,15 +78,17 @@ You may use `vpnupgrade_Libreswan.sh` (for Ubuntu/Debian) and `vpnupgrade_Libres ## Important Notes -Learn how to enable multiple VPN users with different credentials. +For **Windows users**, a one-time registry change is required for connections to a VPN server behind NAT (e.g. Amazon EC2). -For Windows users, a one-time registry change is required for connections to a VPN server behind NAT (e.g. Amazon EC2). +To support multiple VPN users with different credentials, just edit a few lines in the scripts. -If using Amazon EC2, these ports must be open in the server's security group: **UDP ports 500 & 4500**, and **TCP port 22** (optional, for SSH). +Clients are configured to use Google Public DNS when the VPN connection is active. This setting is controlled by `ms-dns` in `/etc/ppp/options.xl2tpd`. + +If using Amazon EC2, these ports must be open in the instance's security group: **UDP ports 500 & 4500**, and **TCP port 22** (optional, for SSH). If your server uses a custom SSH port (not 22), or if you wish to allow other services through IPTables, be sure to edit the IPTables rules in the scripts before using. -The scripts will backup files `/etc/rc.local`, `/etc/sysctl.conf`, `/etc/iptables.rules` and `/etc/sysconfig/iptables` before overwriting them. Backups can be found under the same folder with .old suffix. +The scripts will backup files `/etc/rc.local`, `/etc/sysctl.conf`, `/etc/iptables.rules` and `/etc/sysconfig/iptables` before overwriting them. Backups can be found under the same folder with `.old` suffix. ## Copyright and license