Dj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Florin wrote: > > Dj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>I am planning on setting up a system that will allow everyone to have the > >>same access to the services on our network as if they were in the office, > >>but connecting from a remote location. > >> > >>The type of connectivity required would be: > >>1. receive an ip address from our company dhcp server
Most of your questions will involve dhcp-over-ipsec. This feature will be present in the next MNF (not yet in the beta version) .. but we haven't really tested this configuration. If you need all that kind of traffic encrypted, well, you'd better have a very powerful machine for your firewall. I would not recommend mnf for this kind of job. You obviously need a product tuned for vpn and scaled for a large enterprise. How many simultaneous clients are we talking about ? 20, 5000 ? It's obviously not the same. MNF, MNF2 is mainly a firewall and then it offers some basic services. Vpn is one of these. Another solution is to become a beta tester, to test alot and send feedback ... and, little by little I'll make it work for you ... it's difficult to have a generic product, easy to use, free (most of you only download mnf and, I regret, only a few send feedback, bugs, fixes). As I said, I tend to encourage people who send feedback in my responses. Sincerely, > >>2. log onto our windows nt domain and map the drive shares associated with > >>their profile > >>3. have full ssh/telnet/ftp access to the various servers that they would > >>have when in the office > >>4. access the corporate lotus notes email server > >>5. (optionally) connect to the internet via the corporate proxy server > >>6. (optionally) print to office printers (i know, they would not be in the > >>office, but we have an app that prints reports from local PC's to a > >>particular printer that is checked regularly by a member of staff) > >>7. map drives from company servers over samba and nfs > >>8. vnc/netop access to pc's and servers > >>9. Allow setup of multiple vpns from various sources, e.g. remote PC's, > >>servers (with various OS's), customers proprietory devices, e.g. Cisco, > >>etc. with control over what each vpn can access on our LAN. > >>All the above access would need to be over a secure internet connection, > >>with very good authentication of clients coming in. > >>It would need to have very strong firewall capabilities, as i would > >>envisage this replacing our aging pix firewall device, and become our > >>company firewall. > >> > >>The gateway device allowing this access would be connected to the internet > >>via ethernet, but also have a modem for backup to dial in. > >> > >>My Linux preference is Mandrake, and we have some desktop and several > >>servers using it. I would therefore very much like to be able to use MNF > >>for this purpose. I have no experience of MNF yet, and only installed it > >>this week to have a quick look. I also see there is a new version in beta. > >> > >>My questions are: > >>1. can MNF (either current, or upcoming new version) do the above well > > no, in both cases > > > >>2. With the new version, will i be able to download the full version, as > >>with the current mnf, so i can install and test it, before purchasing a > >>support contract, etc. I am a Mandrake Club Silver member > > yes, > > > >>3. Where can i get the current MNF pdf documentation, so i can experiment > >>with the current version of MNF? It does not appear to be on the CD i > >>downloaded. > > http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/90c/en/MNF-User.pdf > > > >>4. When is the new version due for release? > > check out the mirrors > > > >>5. Is there any point in downloading the new beta version to try the > >>above. It appears that most of the key components are not yet operational. > > if you know that, how come you have asked the two previous questions ? > > > >>Sorry for the very long email, but this appears to be the best place to > >>ask these questions. If i should be asking somewhere else, let me know. > >> > >>Many thanks. > >>Dj. > > my 2cts, > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ____________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to > > http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > > ____________________________________________________ > Hi Florin, > Thanks for replying. > > Can you tell me which of my list of requirements MNF cannot do? Can > another product be used in conjunction with MNF to fill the gap? > Basically, I'd like to be able to use MNF if possible, or maybe I'm too > ambitious and there is no product that can offer all that in one package. > > I know there is a beta version available, i meant the final finished > version. Is there a scheduled release date for the final full version to > be released? > > Dj. > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ -- Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~florin/
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