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
