What is a VPN tunnel?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel virtually connects your computer to another network. Regarding ARN's VPN tunnels, it looks as if your equipment was connected with a cable plugged directly into the server cabinet of our association.
The websites you visit, the emails you receive, the messages you send, and basically all your online activities, will be seen as coming out of ARN's servers.
When should you use a VPN?
Short notice : ARN VPNs are not a solution for anonymity or geolocation outside of France. For this, take a look at Tor Browser instead.
Secure your connection
To avoid "Wi-Fi sniffing", i.e. the tapping of your connection by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and also to protect your data when you use a public Wi-Fi.
Self-hosting
These VPNs are designed for self-hosting (including emails) and are compatible with YunoHost and Internet bricks.
Unbridle your connection
Prevent Net Neutrality violations by your ISP, return of the beloved good old Internet…
Geolocate in France
Access contents available only in France from anywhere in the world, by using our connection based in Schiltigheim.
Access to IPv6
ARN VPNs are IPv6 compatible, even if your own network only supports IPv4.
Our pricing
VPN Tunnel
€4 / month
1 public IPv4
1 public IPv6 prefix
Customizable reverse DNS (IPv4 & IPv6)
Compatible with PC and smartphone
Single-equipment
Up to symmetric 80 Mbps
OpenVPN or Wireguard
Internet Cube
€4 / month + €60
1 public IPv4
1 public IPv6 prefix
Customizable reverse DNS (IPv4 & IPv6)
Compatible with PC and smartphone
Multi-equipment
Up to symmetric 40 Mbps
OpenVPN or Wireguard
Tax free price (art 293B of the CGI). No commitment. Access to these services requires a membership to the association. Renewal of subscription and annual membership by tacit agreement. Subscription payable in Ğ1 (4DU/month).
How to subscribe
1. Create an account in the member space and register for the service
Most of our services are reserved for the members of the association. You have to join ARN to use our VPN service. Create an account on the member space, then " Request a new subscription ".
2. Validation and payment
The volunteer team verifies that there are sufficient resources left to provision the service, validates your request and starts the service.
3. Access your service and payment
Once your service is set up, you can access information and documentation about it on the " My subscriptions ". Please proceed to the payment of the membership if you have not already done so, and to the setting up of a standing order, or else to pay several months in advance in one go.
Frequently asked questions
At Alsace Réseau Neutre, a non-profit association without employees, you are not a customer of a provider. You are a member of a collective that is organizing to build a utopian piece of the internet and influence digital policies towards more virtuous schemes. Memberships allow us to offer these services and to finance them.
Moreover, we wish that through the general assembly, the subscribers have a right to vote concerning the future of their services.
The VAT exemption means that ARN is not subject to VAT at this time. The amount "before tax" is therefore equal to the amount "including tax".
No, but the services are renewed tacitly for a period of 30 days every 1st of the month.
If you don't use the service anymore, don't forget to save your data and to cancel the subscription.
Every 1st of the month, an invoice is issued and you are expected to pay it within 15 days.
If you wish, you can pay up to 12 months in advance in one go.
Payment is to be made by bank transfer. The bank references can be found in the member area. Don't forget to indicate your "ID" + the ID number that has been assigned to you.
If you have no choice, we accept cash payments to be sent to the people in charge of the ARN treasury.
The Ğ1 (pronounced "june") is a free currency the association accepts to pay for your subscription.
It is the Cogent datacenter, located 46 route de Bischwiller in Schiltigheim, Alsace, France.
We log:
- your identity
- the ARN IPs you are assigned to
- the allocation period
Please read the "Misuse of Services" CGU clause. In the case of an investigation, we may be legally obliged to allow a wiretap of your VPN.
Help can be obtained by contacting us on the contact form, the forum, the support chat and even in person at the AUBE office. It is imperative that you take the time to describe your problem.
ARN volunteers will try to solve your problem by making a diagnosis and potentially accompanying you by email or chat (exceptionally by phone).
Yes. Since the connection is neutral, ports are not restricted (even port 25) and you can define a reverse DNS. Moreover, we do not list our IPs as residential, unlike many ISPs.
Be careful not to tarnish the reputation of the IPs.
Yes.
With OpenVPN it is possible to connect to any port, including port 443 (in UDP or TCP), which allows you to configure the VPN for various networks. However, it is likely that ARN's VPN does not work in some countries, such as China. You can try it (without putting yourself at risk), do not hesitate to give us feedback.
With Wireguard it is no yet possible.
In IPv4, it is only possible to connect one device at a time, unless you use a Neutribox and a wifi connection. In "IPv6 only", it is possible to connect several devices, but "IPv6 only" browsing is very limited, hence most websites and applications will not work.
The Neutribox ARN is a box with a Wifi antenna you can link to the connection box with a wire. The Neutribox generates a wifi hotspot. Communications will pass through the VPN between the Neutribox and ARN's VPN server. To create this Neutribox, we are currently using an orange pi pc+ card, an antenna, and YunoHost.
Almost every recent OS is supported: Linux, Windows, Mac OS, BSD, Android and free alternatives, and iOS.
Authentication is to be done with a private/public key pair provided in the member space. N.-B.: we do not provide CSR.
Some helpful documentation :
- Get public IPs
- Route the IPs to a server
- Set up a DNS authority
- Set up the VPN server
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