Softether on VPS Using Local Bridge

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Local bridge Setup

VPN Server IP: 192.168.7.1

VPN Client IP Range: 192.168.7.50-192.168.7.60

Tap Device name: tap_soft

ifconfig tap_soft
apt-get install dnsmasq
nano /etc/dnsmasq.conf
interface=tap_soft
dhcp-range=tap_soft,192.168.7.50,192.168.7.60,12h
dhcp-option=tap_soft,3,192.168.7.1

config tap

ifconfig tap_soft 192.168.7.1

Add this file to /etc/sysctl.d/to enable ipv4 forwarding

/etc/sysctl.d/ipv4_forwarding.conf

Wih this content

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
sysctl --system

Then we add a POSTROUTING rule to iptables

iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.7.0/24 -j SNAT --to-source [YOUR VPS IP ADDRESS]
# /etc/init.d/vpnserver restart
# /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart

 

References
http://blog.lincoln.hk/blog/2013/05/17/softether-on-vps-using-local-bridge/

How to Set Up an IKEv2 VPN Server with StrongSwan on Ubuntu 16.04

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sudo apt-get install strongswan strongswan-plugin-eap-mschapv2 moreutils

Creating a Certificate Authority

mkdir vpn-certs
cd vpn-certs
ipsec pki --gen --type rsa --size 4096 --outform pem > server-root-key.pem
chmod 600 server-root-key.pem
ipsec pki --self --ca --lifetime 3650 \
--in server-root-key.pem \
--type rsa --dn "C=US, O=VPN Server, CN=VPN Server Root CA" \
--outform pem > server-root-ca.pem

Generating a Certificate for the VPN Server

ipsec pki --gen --type rsa --size 4096 --outform pem > vpn-server-key.pem
ipsec pki --pub --in vpn-server-key.pem \
--type rsa | ipsec pki --issue --lifetime 1825 \
--cacert server-root-ca.pem \
--cakey server-root-key.pem \
--dn "C=US, O=VPN Server, CN=server_name_or_ip" \
--san server_name_or_ip \
--flag serverAuth --flag ikeIntermediate \
--outform pem > vpn-server-cert.pem
sudo cp ./vpn-server-cert.pem /etc/ipsec.d/certs/vpn-server-cert.pem
sudo cp ./vpn-server-key.pem /etc/ipsec.d/private/vpn-server-key.pem
sudo chown root /etc/ipsec.d/private/vpn-server-key.pem
sudo chgrp root /etc/ipsec.d/private/vpn-server-key.pem
sudo chmod 600 /etc/ipsec.d/private/vpn-server-key.pem

Configuring StrongSwan

sudo cp /etc/ipsec.conf /etc/ipsec.conf.original
echo '' | sudo tee /etc/ipsec.conf
sudo nano /etc/ipsec.conf
config setup
    charondebug="ike 1, knl 1, cfg 0"
    uniqueids=no

conn ikev2-vpn
    auto=add
    compress=no
    type=tunnel
    keyexchange=ikev2
    fragmentation=yes
    forceencaps=yes
    ike=aes128-sha1-modp1024,aes128-sha1-modp1536,aes128-sha1-modp2048,aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes128-sha256-modp1024,aes128-sha256-modp1536,aes128-sha256-modp2048,aes256-aes128-sha256-sha1-modp2048-modp4096-modp1024,aes256-sha1-modp1024,aes256-sha256-modp1024,aes256-sha256-modp1536,aes256-sha256-modp2048,aes256-sha256-modp4096,aes256-sha384-ecp384,aes256-sha384-modp1024,aes256-sha384-modp1536,aes256-sha384-modp2048,aes256-sha384-modp4096,aes256gcm16-aes256gcm12-aes128gcm16-aes128gcm12-sha256-sha1-modp2048-modp4096-modp1024,3des-sha1-modp1024!
    esp=aes128-aes256-sha1-sha256-modp2048-modp4096-modp1024,aes128-sha1,aes128-sha1-modp1024,aes128-sha1-modp1536,aes128-sha1-modp2048,aes128-sha256,aes128-sha256-ecp256,aes128-sha256-modp1024,aes128-sha256-modp1536,aes128-sha256-modp2048,aes128gcm12-aes128gcm16-aes256gcm12-aes256gcm16-modp2048-modp4096-modp1024,aes128gcm16,aes128gcm16-ecp256,aes256-sha1,aes256-sha256,aes256-sha256-modp1024,aes256-sha256-modp1536,aes256-sha256-modp2048,aes256-sha256-modp4096,aes256-sha384,aes256-sha384-ecp384,aes256-sha384-modp1024,aes256-sha384-modp1536,aes256-sha384-modp2048,aes256-sha384-modp4096,aes256gcm16,aes256gcm16-ecp384,3des-sha1!
    dpdaction=clear
    dpddelay=300s
    rekey=no
    left=%any
    leftid=@server_name_or_ip
    leftcert=/etc/ipsec.d/certs/vpn-server-cert.pem
    leftsendcert=always
    leftsubnet=0.0.0.0/0
    right=%any
    rightid=%any
    rightauth=eap-mschapv2
    rightdns=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4
    rightsourceip=10.10.10.0/24
    rightsendcert=never
    eap_identity=%identity

Configuring VPN Authentication

sudo nano /etc/ipsec.secrets
server_name_or_ip : RSA "/etc/ipsec.d/private/vpn-server-key.pem"
your_username %any% : EAP "your_password"
sudo ipsec reload

Configuring the Firewall & Kernel IP Forwarding

sudo iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport  500 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 4500 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A FORWARD --match policy --pol ipsec --dir in  --proto esp -s 10.10.10.10/24 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A FORWARD --match policy --pol ipsec --dir out --proto esp -d 10.10.10.10/24 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.10.10/24 -o eth0 -m policy --pol ipsec --dir out -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.10.10.10/24 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
sudo iptables -t mangle -A FORWARD --match policy --pol ipsec --dir in -s 10.10.10.10/24 -o eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -m tcpmss --mss 1361:1536 -j TCPMSS --set-mss 1360
sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
# Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv4
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1


# Do not accept ICMP redirects (prevent MITM attacks)
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
# Do not send ICMP redirects (we are not a router)
net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0


net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 1
sudo reboot

Restart if required

systemctl restart strongswan

References

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-ikev2-vpn-server-with-strongswan-on-ubuntu-16-04
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-ikev2-vpn-server-with-strongswan-on-ubuntu-18-04-2
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-ikev2-vpn-using-strongswan-and-letsencrypt-on-centos-7/
https://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/ConnSection

Set JAVA_HOME on Linux

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Set JAVA_HOME temporary :

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default

Set JAVA_HOME permanently for all Users :

sudo nano /etc/profile
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/default
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
source /etc/profile

References
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24641536/how-to-set-java-home-in-linux-for-all-users
https://docs.opsgenie.com/docs/setting-java_home
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=222751

Start and Stop Softether from command line on linux

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extute ip route show and compare route table before and after connecting to the vpn server to get all required addresses

start.sh

#!/bin/sh

[ "$UID" -eq 0 ] || exec sudo "$0" "$@"

vpnclient start
sleep 2s
vpncmd localhost /client /CMD AccountConnect [ConnectionName]
dhclient [VPN_Adapter]
ip route add [VPN_Server_IP]/32 via [Gateway_Address] dev [Network_Device_Name]
ip route del default via [Gateway_Address] dev [Network_Device_Name]
#!/bin/sh

[ "$UID" -eq 0 ] || exec sudo "$0" "$@"

vpnclient start
sleep 2s
vpncmd localhost /client /CMD AccountConnect GE
dhclient vpn_vpn
ip route add 145.245.93.56/32 via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp3s0
ip route del default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp3s0

stop.sh

#!/bin/sh

[ "$UID" -eq 0 ] || exec sudo "$0" "$@"

vpncmd localhost /client /CMD AccountDisconnect GE
vpnclient stop
ip route del default via 192.168.30.1 dev vpn_vpn
ip route del 145.245.93.56 via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp3s0 
ip route del 192.168.30.0/24 dev vpn_vpn proto kernel scope link src
ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp3s0 proto dhcp metric 600
echo 'nameserver 8.8.8.8' > /etc/resolv.conf
echo 'nameserver 8.8.4.4' >> /etc/resolv.conf

References
https://pupli.net/2016/09/19/how-to-setup-softether-in-ubuntu/

Write data to text file using bash/shell scripting

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You can redirect the output of a command to a file:

cat file > copy_file

or append to it

cat file >> copy_file

If you want to write directly the command is echo ‘text’

echo 'Hello World' > file

Or

# possibility 1:
echo "line 1" >> greetings.txt
echo "line 2" >> greetings.txt

# possibility 2:
echo "line 1
line 2" >> greetings.txt

# possibility 3:
cat <<EOT >> greetings.txt
line 1
line 2
EOT

 

References
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11162406/open-and-write-data-to-text-file-using-bash-shell-scripting
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/77277/how-to-append-multiple-lines-to-a-file

Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu with ntpd

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Though timesyncd is fine for most purposes, some applications that are very sensitive to even the slightest perturbations in time may be better served by ntpd, as it uses more sophisticated techniques to constantly and gradually keep the system time on track.

sudo timedatectl set-ntp no
timedatectl
sudo apt-get install ntp
sudo ntpq -p

References

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-time-synchronization-on-ubuntu-16-04