BarbaTunnel Monitor

BarbaTunnel Monitor is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you prevent your system’s firewall from blocking VPN connections. The utility manages to accomplish this task by replacing the sent packets with other ones so your firewall cannot make the difference between them.

It is important to mention that the program works in conjunction with a VPN or another tunnel or proxy tool. It works in data link layer and transport layer, supports HTTP, TCP and UDP tunneling options, allows UDP and TCP port redirection and encryption, and runs as a service.

You can find BarbaTunnel Monitor running quietly in your system tray area without disturbing your work. A right-click on its icon opens up a set of configuration settings while a simple left-click reveals a dedicated panel that records information about the monitoring process.

The tool offers support for an online help manual that provides useful tips about the installation and configuration parameters.

In order to set up your Windows server, you need to edit the information included in the "barbatunnel.ini" file, which can be found in the directory that contains the software program.

You are given the freedom to start, stop or restart the server, and automatically activate the tunneling and monitoring modes. Plus, you can use the application for UDP and TCP forwarding purposes.

BarbaTunnel Monitor gives you the possibility to check out a log with details about all performed actions and possible errors. It shows the status of the tool and lets you start, restart or stop the monitoring process, and copy log data to the clipboard.

The final verdict is that BarbaTunnel Monitor provides a straightforward approach for helping you make several proxies and VPN clients, like OpenVPN, PPTP, SSTP, work in case firewall blocks them.