Hello Scott,
are these the same directions for setting up a VPN server on the LRP box?
Can the LRP act as a VPN server as well?
On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Scott C. Best wrote:
> Alan:
> Heya. So...from looking over Intelispan's website,
> it looks as if their "Secure VPN Service" is an IPsec one.
> In order to have your LRP box support a VPN client, you'll
> need to be using a VPN-enabled kernel. Fortunately, that's
> not all that hard to do:
>
> 1. Got to Charles' site at:
> leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/cstein/files/kernels/2.2.16-1-VPNMasq/
>
> 2. Go into the modules directory and replace everything on your
> LRP system's /lib/modules directory with these news ones.
> No shortcuts here: really replace everything you currently
> have with new ones.
>
> 3. In Charles' modules/IPV4 directory, get the new ip_masq_ipsec.o
> file as well.
>
> 4. Using lrcfg, configure the modules section so it loads this new
> ip_masq_ipsec.o file at boot time.
>
> 5. Download one of the ~460kB kernel files, and write it to your
> LRP disk as the "linux" file.
>
> 6. Back up, reboot.
>
> Now your LRP box should be VPN capable. You still need
> to configure the firewall to support your client Win98 box,
> however. For that, I use echowall. Tell it the MAC-ID of the
> box you want to IPSec from, put that into "IPSEC_HOST_MACID"
> field in the .conf file. If you don't know the MAC-ID, just use
> "echowall scan" to see a list for your whole LAN. Then put IPSEC
> into the WANTED_SERVICES list ( actually, I think it's there by
> default). Once your .conf is updated, use "echowall start" and
> it should all fly.
> No, really. :)
>
> Also, which network game? I'm trying to keep the list
> of apps supported by echowall very up-to-date. So, all of MS'
> Direct-X games are in there, as is Asheron's call, and of course
> Quake. If I'm missing a good one, lemme know.
> Hope this helps!
>
> -Scott
>
> > I am a satisfied LRP user (many thinks to the folks behind this) with just
> > enough technical knowledge to be dangerous. I believe am using an older
> > EigerStein image (/etc/issue says 'LRP 3.1.0'), somewhat modified, as a
> > firewall/NAT gateway on my private LAN connected to my cable modem. One of
> > the client machines behind this firewall is a Win98 machine which needs to
> > access my employer's intranet using a VPN solution provided by Intelispan.
> > This Intelispan client works if I connect the Win98 machine directly to the
> > cable modem but when I'm behind the LRP firewall it seems to connect but no
> > traffic arrives. I can supply whatever other information you'd like. I am
> > assuming (hoping!) that this is just a matter of opening the correct ports.
> > I would like to expose the right ports on my Win98 machine to designated
> > Intelispan hosts as though there were no intervening firewall.
> >
> > Also, to play my favorite networked game, I need to type in four commands to
> > open holes in the firewall. Since the router virtually never goes down,
> > I've just retyped them after booting on those rare occations when I reboot
> > for some reason.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > On other distros, there is something like rc.local or rc.firewall. Where in
> > LRP do I put commands (e.g., for my game) that I want run each time after
> > boot?
> >
> > Let's say I know the ports that need to be open for the VPN, how do I open
> > them to designated Intelispan hosts as though there was no firewall?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Alan Mead
>
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