[leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Calvin Webster
To the list: I need to get local copies of all the documentation for Bering-uClibc and all its packages, especially for "OpenSwan" which is what's contained in the Bering-uClibc IPSEC package (ipsec.lrp). First, I cannot find a complete documentation package in any form for Bering-uClibc. There i

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Tom Eastep
Calvin Webster wrote: > > Second, the IPSEC documentation on the Shorewall site all refers to > FreeSwan which does not match the contents of ipsec.lrp. The proliferation of Swan species has been an absurd spectacle to observe to be sure but from the point of view of Shorewall, there are only t

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Calvin Webster
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 13:16, Tom Eastep wrote: > Calvin Webster wrote: > > > > > Second, the IPSEC documentation on the Shorewall site all refers to > > FreeSwan which does not match the contents of ipsec.lrp. > ... > Given that Bering* only runs on the 2.4 kernel and to my knowledge does > not

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Tom Eastep
Calvin Webster wrote: > > Thanks Tom. I've been referencing that page already. It's great for the > configuration items. What about initial IPSEC setup, though (i.e. > generating keys, etc.). That's supposed to be in the *Swan docs that are > missing. What is everyone else using? Am I the only on

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Tom Eastep
Calvin Webster wrote: >>-Tom/ > > Can I ask what you are using for IPSEC, then? It might be better for me > than flying blind. > I'm using the 2.6 kernel under Debian/Sarge with ipsec-tools/racoon -- not an option with Bering. -Tom -- Tom Eastep\ Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently tal

RE: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Peter Mueller
> > Given that Bering* only runs on the 2.4 kernel and to my knowledge > > does not include the backport of the Kernel 2.6 Native > IPSEC code, you > > want the Kernel 2.4 docs (http://shorewall.net/IPSEC.htm) > regardless > > of what color your Swans are. > > > > -Tom > > Thanks Tom. I've

RE: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-04-29 Thread Calvin Webster
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 14:06, Peter Mueller wrote: > > > Given that Bering* only runs on the 2.4 kernel and to my knowledge > > > does not include the backport of the Kernel 2.6 Native > > IPSEC code, you > > > want the Kernel 2.4 docs (http://shorewall.net/IPSEC.htm) > > regardless > > > of wh

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-05-04 Thread cpu memhd
Hello, The documentation for freeswan/*swan (any that you may find on the net) leaves much to be desired. And that is putting it mildly according to some. There is lots of information, but typically hard follow. One problem that I have is not being able to understand how it routes/desides to rout

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-05-22 Thread Mike Noyes
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 09:51, Calvin Webster wrote: > I need to get local copies of all the documentation for Bering-uClibc > and all its packages, especially for "OpenSwan" which is what's > contained in the Bering-uClibc IPSEC package (ipsec.lrp). > > First, I cannot find a complete documentation

Re: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-05-23 Thread Calvin Webster
Thanks Mike. However I'm working on a RHL9 workstation and it doesn't have much in the way of XML handling tools, at least not using the latest DTD's and libs. I tried using the "xsltproc" installed but I'm getting tag mismatch and balance errors. I'll just muddle through with what I have and post

RE: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-06-09 Thread Mike Noyes
On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 11:51, Calvin Webster wrote: > It would sure be nice to have a single source for the docs, since there > are so many of them. Calvin, I hope to do that when I upgrade our docbook build script. XIncludes are the key, and all the documents in doc should end up in a single brow

RE: [leaf-user] Bering-uClibc Docs and IPSEC: FreeSwan or OpenSwan?

2005-06-10 Thread Calvin Webster
Wonderful! Thank you! :) On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 16:01, Mike Noyes wrote: > On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 11:51, Calvin Webster wrote: > > It would sure be nice to have a single source for the docs, since there > > are so many of them. > > Calvin, > I hope to do that when I upgrade our docbook build scri