VPN on Linux

[Stumbles]

I know linux can do this but has anyone here tried setting this up? Are there any gotchas that I should be aware of?

[Schotty]

Lemme find out -- I got a friend who does a RedHat 7.1 VPN connection to work. I think he wrote some custom code, but I will find out for ya.

[Stix]

Hello,
I've never set one up myself but I think you could look into something like FreeS/WAN.
http://www.freeswan.org

[Stumbles]

Thanks Schotty and Stix. Forgot all about FreeS/WAN. Found something on CIPE but have not had a chance to check it out.

[Guitarlynn]

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I know linux can do this but has anyone here tried setting this up? Are there any gotchas that I should be aware of?
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Yep, IPSec will do with many propietary brands such as Win2K/XP, Cisco,
Checkpoint, etc.... The biggest gotcha's are that you are limited to 3DES
encryption, x509 certs are kinda a pain to setup on FreeS/WAN for M$
client defaults, and you'll need to compile a new kernel for 2.2.x systems.

I've been told that CIPE is supposed to be a little more functional, but I
haven't needed to try it as of yet.

[Stumbles]

Yep, IPSec will do with many propietary brands such as Win2K/XP, Cisco, Checkpoint, etc.... The biggest gotcha's are that you are limited to 3DES encryption, x509 certs are kinda a pain to setup on FreeS/WAN for M$ client defaults, and you'll need to compile a new kernel for 2.2.x systems.

I've been told that CIPE is supposed to be a little more functional, but I haven't needed to try it as of yet.

Thanks.

Still waiting on the folks from the other end to tell me what I need. I suppose if one methodology is used, say IPSEC, then another cannot be intermingled with ipsec.

[Guitarlynn]

No, not intermingled. There are IPSec, PPtP, CIPE, ztunnel, zebedee,
and some other possible protocols. Of these, IPSec and PPtP are the
most common across commercial venders.