From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 5 11:08:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B474837B404; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fed1mtao03.cox.net (fed1mtao03.cox.net [68.6.19.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7559E43F85; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:08:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brently@bjwcs.com) Received: from samba ([68.98.26.35]) by fed1mtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030805180833.XCNV23233.fed1mtao03.cox.net@samba>; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 14:08:33 -0400 From: "Brent Wiese" To: "'Donald Burr of Borg'" , "'FreeBSD Questions'" Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 11:08:32 -0700 Message-ID: <018301c35b7c$96621af0$0a0114ac@home.bjwcs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 In-Reply-To: <20030718171119.Y78744@borg-cube.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Setting up a multi-platform VPN? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 18:08:37 -0000 Make your life much easier and buy a Snapgear box to act as your = gateway. The VPN support is great and easy to set up. It does both PPTP and IPSEC = so you're covered on all o/s. It runs linux (freeswan for ipsec and poptop for pptp) so is very configurable if you're familiar, although unlikely you'll want/need to = do much configuring. At their pricepoints, its just not worth the time trying to get a = regular pc set up as the gateway/vpn. http://www.snapgear.com Cheers, Brent > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of=20 > Donald Burr of Borg > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 5:12 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions > Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > Subject: Setting up a multi-platform VPN? >=20 >=20 > I am in business with a couple of friends of mine, and to=20 > that end we are sharing an office with a single high-speed=20 > DSL connection. We are using FreeBSD (4.8-RELEASE, soon to=20 > be upgraded to -STABLE) as our gateway for the ineternal=20 > network, as well as serving e-mail, Web, etc. >=20 > Some of us like to work at home sometmes, and in fact there=20 > are even days when NO ONE is in the office and we're all=20 > working from our various homes. >=20 > To that end, we would like to be able to set up a VPN, so=20 > that those people who are working from home can access the=20 > office network directly. >=20 > Now here's the problem: all of us are using different OS's. =20 > I use FreeBSD on my desktop, but sometimes I like to work on=20 > the couch, in which case I use my Titanium PowerBook running=20 > Mac OS X (which is of course based on FreeBSD). My boss uses=20 > OS X on his iBook, and my other friend uses a Linux box. >=20 > Now, with my (admittedly virtually nonexistant) knowledge of=20 > VPN, I know that Linux boxen tend to use FreeSWAN. FreeBSD,=20 > on the other hand, seems to use something called RACOON. And=20 > lord knows what OS X uses (although, since it's FreeBSD=20 > based, maybe RACOON can be compiled/adapted to use on it=20 > too?) (although I just did a Google search, and according to=20 > this O'Reilly Network article, it seesm that OS X has its own=20 > built-in PPTP > implementation:=20 > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/12/20/vpn.> html) >=20 >=20 > Can anyone more knowledgable than I help me figure=20 > out how to get this multi-platform VPN monster going? Help! =20 > I need some backup!! >=20 > Thanks, > Donald > dburr@borg-cube.com > --=20 > Donald Burr of Borg | FreeBSD: The=20 > Power to Serve! > Website: http://www.borg-cube.com/ | http://www.freebsd.org/ > PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212=20 > \----------------------------- > Tel: (805)563-0672 ICQ# 16997506 Present Day...=20 > Present Time! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-> questions >=20 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 >=20