Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Charles Myers wrote: Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec I seriously suggest that you go the openswan way as I think freeswan has stalled. ... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannetlinux.com When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Howard Lowndes wrote: Charles Myers wrote: Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec I seriously suggest that you go the openswan way as I think freeswan has stalled. ... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik hmm, but openvpn doesnt support IPSec does it? The server I am connecting to tells me it's required... ?? :/ Are there any alternatives out there that you might know of that can handle IPSec? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Read my comment again. I am not suggesting openvpn, I am suggesting openswan; it took over from freeswan. It supports X509 as well, which freeswan didn't (except with extensions). The other major change is that it does not create ipsecX interfaces but uses the existing interfaces, so it may need some changes to iptables rules - this one caused me some midnight oil burning when I switched over. Charles Myers wrote: Howard Lowndes wrote: Charles Myers wrote: Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec I seriously suggest that you go the openswan way as I think freeswan has stalled. ... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik hmm, but openvpn doesnt support IPSec does it? The server I am connecting to tells me it's required... ?? :/ Are there any alternatives out there that you might know of that can handle IPSec? -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannetlinux.com When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Ok I blame the flu I'm coming down with.. or Friday... yes thats it Friday's to blame :P hehehe cool.. ill look into openswan :) Thanks for that... Howard Lowndes wrote: Read my comment again. I am not suggesting openvpn, I am suggesting openswan; it took over from freeswan. It supports X509 as well, which freeswan didn't (except with extensions). The other major change is that it does not create ipsecX interfaces but uses the existing interfaces, so it may need some changes to iptables rules - this one caused me some midnight oil burning when I switched over. Charles Myers wrote: Howard Lowndes wrote: Charles Myers wrote: Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec I seriously suggest that you go the openswan way as I think freeswan has stalled. ... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik hmm, but openvpn doesnt support IPSec does it? The server I am connecting to tells me it's required... ?? :/ Are there any alternatives out there that you might know of that can handle IPSec? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Another descendant of FreeS/WAN is strongSwan http://www.strongswan.org/ JK --- Howard Lowndes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read my comment again. I am not suggesting openvpn, I am suggesting openswan; it took over from freeswan. It supports X509 as well, which freeswan didn't (except with extensions). The other major change is that it does not create ipsecX interfaces but uses the existing interfaces, so it may need some changes to iptables rules - this one caused me some midnight oil burning when I switched over. Charles Myers wrote: Howard Lowndes wrote: Charles Myers wrote: Thanks to those who helped with this, looks like I have to head the freeswan way, as it does IPSec I seriously suggest that you go the openswan way as I think freeswan has stalled. ... where openvpn doesnt (from my readings) :( (shame.. as it is far easier to setup)... Thanks again. Charles. Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik hmm, but openvpn doesnt support IPSec does it? The server I am connecting to tells me it's required... ?? :/ Are there any alternatives out there that you might know of that can handle IPSec? -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannetlinux.com When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html On Yahoo!7 Dating: It's free to join and check out our great singles! http://www.yahoo7.com.au/personals -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Im a total noob when it comes to VPNs... I run a debian server with monmothas script doing the firewall/routing stuff... I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. Thanks for anyhelp you can provide... Charles. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. There are a number of different VPN technologies. My guess is that perhaps what you're talking about here is using the IPSec protocol to access some sort of VPN gateway? I'm not familiar with the monmothas script, but a quick google suggests to me that it is a firewall/NAT configuration script, in which case it almost certainly isn't what you need. If IPSec is what you're after then look toward the 'freeswan' package. If you're unsure what sort of VPN you're dealing with, you'll need to ask whoever administers the network for some information. I'm happy to assist you when you have the information you need. regards Terry -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. There are a number of different VPN technologies. My guess is that perhaps what you're talking about here is using the IPSec protocol to access some sort of VPN gateway? I'm not familiar with the monmothas script, but a quick google suggests to me that it is a firewall/NAT configuration script, in which case it almost certainly isn't what you need. If IPSec is what you're after then look toward the 'freeswan' package. If you're unsure what sort of VPN you're dealing with, you'll need to ask whoever administers the network for some information. I'm happy to assist you when you have the information you need. regards Terry -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html Great thanks for the tip.. Ill google freeswan up now... It is an IPSec VPN.. So Ill grab it and have peek and see what's next... Thanks for the offer of help Ill let you know after having a peek at freeswan. Charles. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] VPN and Monmotha.. :/
Charles Myers wrote: I need to connect to another network (via a VPN)... Is this attainable using this script or do I need to somthing else? I have read conflicting google results and being unsure about VPN's I thought I would ask here. OpenVPN is trivially easy to set up. Give it a try. Erik -- +---+ Erik de Castro Lopo +---+ It has been discovered that C++ provides a remarkable facility for concealing the trival details of a program -- such as where its bugs are. -- David Keppel -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
