"Jason Whitman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I have spent a considerable amount of time (on the internet and
> security-firewall mailing lists)researching how to set up a VPN on my test
> network. My setup is as follows:
> 
> Windows Server 2003(192.168.0)->MNF 8.2(static IP)->Internet->MNF8.2(dynamic
> IP)->Windows XP WS
> 
> I am a newbie at VPN setups and would appreciate advice on the best way to
> set this up. So far, I have set up a VPN server on my Windows 2003 server
> with the intention of using L2PT with Ipsec. I would like to be able to
> connect via my XP WS to a database server and some file shares on the
> Windows 2003 server. I set up rules on my server-side firewall to forward
> incoming connections on port 1723 and 500 as discussed in Microsoft's docs.
> I also set up protocol 50. I allowed the same ports on my client side. I was
> unable to make a connection with this setup. My first question is whether or
> not there is a better way to do this that I may not have thought of. If not,
> am I missing some rules on my firewalls? Is it possible to set up a VPN
> pass-through with mnf8.2? I sincerely appreciate any help with my setup.
> 
> JBW

Hi there,

MNF 8.2 uses freeswan for the vpn configuration, not L2PT or PPTP. 

You can find links in ML archive about this issue:

http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/90c/en/MNF-User.html/
http://www.natecarlson.com/linux/ipsec-x509.php

cheers,
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