VPN in linux

[Seriouz-Bizniz]

Hello, First I would like to apologize in advance if this question is label in the wrong section; Please excuse me.


I am running Arch Linux in a virtual machine. I would like to install and configure a VPN in Arch if it is necessary. I currently have a VPN configured and running on my host Operating system (Windows 8.1) but I would like to know if the VPN traffic on my host OS would go through the VM as well? Would configuring a VPN in my VM be another blanket of security or is it necessary to install a VPN on my VM to encrypt my VM traffic?

Any help would be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance.

 

[Scarpozzi]

It really depends on your VM settings. Typically Virtual Machines either do bridged mode, NAT, or Host only. Bridged mode allows the VM to use the host adapter to DHCP or set a static IP address, while NAT creates a virtual IP range and translates back to the primary host IP address....host only would route no where and would represent a private class C with no default gateway.

If your VPN on Windows 8.1 terminates completely and you're doing NAT on your VM network settings, your VM should be on the VPN. If your VPN network has specific internal-only DNS names, that's an easy way to test whether or not your virtual machine is connected to the VPN....that or you could do a trace route to anywhere.

 

[Seriouz-Bizniz]

I understand. I will check my settings in my VM and make adjustments accordingly. I thank you for all of your help and the information.