Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:48:11 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: gahn <ipfreak@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IPsec, VPN and FreeBSD Message-ID: <43D71F2B.2090100@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <20060124235945.92438.qmail@web52114.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060124235945.92438.qmail@web52114.mail.yahoo.com>
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On 1/24/2006 3:59 PM gahn wrote: >Hi: > >We intend to build IPSec based VPN server on FreeBSD >platform so that we can access internal network of a >lab. The remote side will use VPN client and could be >from anywhere of the Internet, or may be from the >another site of the company. From the hnadbook, I saw >the sample of site-to-site configurations and we do >have one FreeBSD firewall (running ipfw) on both site >and another one on another site (both have firewalls >on them), can we do that? Also what about the >client-server model? What kind of clients do we need >in order to connect to the FreeBSD/IPsec/VPN? Any >tips/information for the configuration of the >clients/server model on internet? > >Any help will be greatly appreciated. > I've been very pleased with OpenVPN for my needs. Biggest downside is that each potential connection requires a separate OpenVPN instance as I understand it. However if your client base is small, you might give it a look. Cheers, Drew -- Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse Magic Tricks, DVDs, Videos, Books, & More! http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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