Craig, In my own research: re: linux & VPN, I ran across an interesting statement in someone's HOWTO - that mentioned that when you set a kernel up to allow -outbound- VPN, it kinda screws up -inbound- VPN, as (supposedly) the choices (at least w/linux) are somewhat mutually exclusive. The statement was that you could set up linux to do one, or the other, but not both. I am sure that protocol 47 -is- handled correctly, as if it were NOT, outbound VPN would NOT work (and I know it works like a champ! I've used it on many an occasion) On the one hand, this sounds like BS, as if MicroSloth can do it both ways w/o problems, Linux should have this knocked ice cold. On the other hand, Linux does not have fourty-hundred-bazillion dollars of R&D budget either.... I am also still investigating - and I will let you know what I find too. Jim Craig Smith wrote: > Speaking of 40 hour days, what am I doing at work on a Sunday? Oh wait, > thats right, I volunteered to cover for someobody going on a > vay-cay-tion. Whatever that is. > > On to VPN, Its possible that both may have to be opened. I'm not fully > clear yet on how it all works, but I think that PPTP may be used as part > of IPSEC as a control channel, and therefore port 1723 may have to be > opened as well. In any case, there is a lot of things that have to > happen, which is why I'm looking for a drop in solution, as opposed to > patching the kernal, opening ports, editing config files, and dancing in > the moonlight while chanting "IPSEC and PPTP, please God work for me". > > I'll post any real results that I find, because I'm working 2 12 hour > shifts this weeekend it won't happen til next probably. > > Craig > > -- <snip long-and-winding history....> ===================================================== You knew it was bound to happen, just not this soon. Commission-free online stock trading is finally here. Ladies and gentlemen, the Elephant has arrived... http://click.topica.com/caaab1Cbz8Rp2bAfyICf/elephantX ===================================================== -- Visit http://www.ShareTheNet.com for info about ShareTheNet Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/sharethenet for info about this list To Unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rp2.bAfyIC Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
