orst-vpn

Connect to ORST_VPN3K (Cisco VPN) using vpnc on Node.js.

Installation

First install vpnc. On Linux:

$ apt-get install vpnc

On OSX:

$ brew install vpnc

Next, install orst-vpn:

$ npm install orst-vpn

Usage

var vpn = require('orst-vpn');
 
// put your VPN and database settings here
vpn.config = {
    "vpn": {
        "IPSec_ID": "ORST_VPN3K",
        "IPSec_gateway": "sds.oregonstate.edu",
        "IPSec_secret": "GROUP_SECRET_HERE",
        "Xauth_username": "YOUR_USERNAME",
        "Xauth_password": "YOUR_PASSWORD",
        "IKE_Authmode": "psk",
        "IKE_DH_Group": "dh2",
        "DNSUpdate": "no",
        "NAT_Traversal_Mode": "force-natt",
        "Local_Port": 0,
        "Cisco_UDP_Encapsulation_Port": 0
    },
    "db": {
        "user": "YOUR_DB_USERNAME",
        "password": "YOUR_DB_PASSWORD",
        "server": "stewartia.forestry.oregonstate.edu",
        "database": "FSDBDATA",
        "port": "1433",
        "options": {
            "encrypt": false
        }
    }
};
 
var query = "SELECT TOP 1 * FROM metdat.dbo.phrsc_table2 ORDER BY tmstamp ASC";
 
vpn.db_query(query, function (results) {
    // do stuff with results of your database query
});

Tests

To run tests, first edit test/config_sample.json so that it has your VPN's correct settings, then save it as test/config.json.

$ npm test