On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 07:02:59PM +0100, Andrea Frigido wrote: > > Alle 13:02, giovedì 14 novembre 2002, Lionel Elie Mamane ha scritto: > > >> On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 12:43:48PM +0100, Iñaki Martínez wrote: > >> While using a free OS is always better, you can use any other IPSEC > >> implementation, they should interoperate. This being said, some / > >> many IPSEC implementations support only the slow 3DES (and the > >> insecure DES), so using freeswan (with modular extension patches, > >> package kernel-patch-freeswan-ext) at both sides can give you a > >> significant CPU power usage gain, by using Rijndael (the AES), > >> Blowfish or such. > > > kernel-patch-freeswan-ext UNSTABLE package or kernel-patch-freeswan STABLE > > package? > > This package exists only in unstable.
Yes, but kernel-patch-freeswan-ext can be safely installed on a woody box (I did it and currently use freeswan-enabled kernels on woody), and the freeswan package can be compiled from sources on woody (apt-get source freeswan....) and the result installed without problems. Bye Giacomo -- _________________________________________________________________ Giacomo Mulas <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI Str. 54, Loc. Poggio dei Pini * 09012 Capoterra (CA) Tel.: +39 070 71180 248 Fax : +39 070 71180 222 _________________________________________________________________ "When the storms are raging around you, stay right where you are" (Freddy Mercury) _________________________________________________________________