Firewall + VPN SERVER

WK wooik-sIZ5AmKAnwVWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
Tue Mar 23 04:33:48 UTC 2004


I use pptp-server on debian.  It's pretty easy to install and you can 
use the pptp client come with windows to connect to it.  I heard a lot 
of good things about openvpn.  Freeswan is a little tricky to configure, 
but you should still be able to use freeswan on rogers.

WK.

Paul Kozlenko wrote:

> Can anybody on this list recommend a firewall distro that also contains
> a vpn SERVER.
> 
> Looked at Smoothwall and did not see anything that would suggest that it
> could be a server. It can make a connection between 2 smoothwall boxes.
> 
> I was looking for something where I could have a client on a Window$ PC
> establish the vpn connection to a firewall.
> 
> One point however. The firewall is on Rogers and therefore has a
> semi-fixed IP.  But no control over public DNS as it seems is required
> by freeswan (unless I am mistaken).
> 
> The simpler the config (or the better the help) the better.
> 
> Any help or feedback would be welcome.
> 
> Thanks
> - Paul
> 
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