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slug: old-openvpn-article
title: "Old OpenVPN Article"
date: "2025-06-08T11:52:22-04:00"
---

In 2006 [I wrote an article about OpenVPN][article-post] for the
now-defunct [Linux Magazine][].  This week I found a copy of the 2006
article on the [Wayback Machine][]:

[Casting Your Net with OpenVPN (Wayback Machine)][article]

In 2025 you should prefer [Wireguard][] over [OpenVPN][] because
[Wireguard][] is [faster, more secure, and easier to use][wg-reasons].

Fun factoid: The [AWS Client VPN][] is just an [AWS][]-branded build of
the [OpenVPN][] client.

[article-post]: {{< relref "posts/2006-03-19-openvpn-article-in-linux-magazine" >}}
  "OpenVPN Article in Linux Magazine" 
[linux magazine]: https://web.archive.org/http://www.linux-mag.com/
  "Linux Magazine"
[wayback machine]: https://web.archive.org/
  "Wayback Machine"
[article]: https://web.archive.org/web/20070812003116/http://www.linux-mag.com/id/2502'
  "Casting Your Net with OpenVPN (Wayback Machine)"
[aws]: https://aws.amazon.com/
  "Amazon Web Services (AWS)"
[aws client vpn]: https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/client-vpn-download/
  "AWS Client VPN"
[openvpn]: https://openvpn.net/
  "OpenVPN"
[wg-reasons]: {{< relref "posts/2021-11-06-wireguard-is-awesome" >}}
  "Wireguard is Awesome"
[wireguard]: https://wireguard.com/
  "Wireguard"