The use of VPNs is actually quite common around the world for a number of different reasons. Companies do it to enable their employees to dial into their office network and access relevant files and software. Individuals do it to dial into their own personal network for much the same reason, as well as being able to then use their own Internet connection to access online material that may be restricted if they happen to be using a hotel’s Internet, for example.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to set up your own VPN server within your own network using the excellent OpenVPN software.