VNS3 Free - Network Controller (Firewall/Router/VPN)
Cohesive Networks | 6.1.4-20231011Linux/Unix, Other 6.1.4 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
IPSEC ENDPOINT NAME BUG
The free latest version has a bug. It adds characters to the Endpoint name.
Aug 18 20:27:51.644374: initiating all conns with alias='cftconn_1_knoxxidr_1'
Aug 18 20:27:51.644406: no connection named "cftconn_1_knoxxidr_1"
Aug 18 20:28:01.762342: initiating all conns with alias='cftconn_1_knoxxidr_1'
Aug 18 20:28:01.763290: no connection named "cftconn_1_knoxxidr_1"
Aug 18 20:28:18.459324: forgetting secrets
Aug 18 20:28:18.459388: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
Aug 18 20:28:19.546430: forgetting secrets
Aug 18 20:28:19.546475: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
Aug 18 20:28:19.595238: packet from xx.xxx.xxx.:500: initial Main Mode message received but no connection has been authorized with authby=PSK and xauth=no
Aug 18 20:29:35.184073:
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INCREDIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND GREAT SOFTWARE!!!
I cannot recommend this team highly enough, they are truly dedicated to making sure you get what you need. Software is great, intuitive, easy to use, makes sense of a complex thing. We enjoy working with them so much.
SCTP Tunnel over Public IP Support
We were disappointed by lack of support for VPN Tunnel over Public IP via AWS's VPC VPN, so we head toward 3rd parties where we found VNS3.
Everything setup nicely and smooth. Configuring the VPN is simple and straightforward, with full tcpdump log to help debug the tunnels (which AWS own VPN also lack).
We soon realized that SCTP protocol is not tunnel through the VPN. Only TCP and UDP. This pain point of VNS3 suddenly turn into an advantage where customer support applied a patch for us which enabled SCTP protocol in VNS3, now our firewall is complete. We are happy, our customers are happy, and yeah, our partners are also happy!
Allow only 1 (one) IPSec endpoint in the free version
Good solution, but the description is not clear about the limits of the free version. For those looking for a VPN IPSec concentrator, bear in mind that this free version allows for only ONE IPSec endpoint.
VPN configuration made easy
We are a group of developers who have little to none networking experience.
We've tried vpn services in the past for connection with our clients, but often we had unstable connection and issues with the VPN providers of our clients, often relying on using other cloud services outside of AWS.
Using VNS3 it was pretty easy to setup our peer VPN, having a user-friendly interface, even for non-networking guys like us. Also their support is great, everytime we got stuck on a configuration, their support team quickly responds and help us through the way with helpful tips. We currently have multiple tunnels with multiple VPN peers and no issues.
Such a great product and support, would highly recommend it.
Essentially undocumented; don't use
Version 4.3 is essentially undocumented (both manuals and videos are updated to v4.0), and it's not obvious at all what do for setting it up, as the registration workflow is very different from the previous versions. Don't waste your time with this version.
it works fine
I set up a tunnel from a customer Juniper SSG140 unit to our Amazon VPC using vns3 and it works perfectly.
The initial setup was a bit difficult but after a day we have setup an ipsec tunnel successfully.
I would highly recommend this for anyone who wants to integrate their network with AWS.
Fantastic Product & Support
Does everything advertised and more!
Support is fast , effective and professional.
The CEO of company handling support requests on a Sunday afternoon! i mean this is simply unheard of.
Would heartily recommend this product.
Outstanding product and support
I set up a tunnel from our internal Fortigate unit to our Amazon VPC using vns3 and it works perfectly.
The initial setup was a bit difficult on my end but their outstanding tech support helped immensely.
I would highly recommend this for anyone who wants to integrate their network with AWS.
Amazing support team
We used free tier to test vpn tunneling. Our setup got some issues and approached cohesive support for help, they are amazing fast and helped us with all our doubts. Ryan from support was very helpful and answered all our questions. I higly recommend cohesive for vpn tunneling.
Thanks.