From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 27 14:59:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17FB616A4CE; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:59:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.nildram.co.uk (smtp.nildram.co.uk [195.112.4.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A847243D31; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:58:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from arivanov@sigsegv.cx) Received: from gondor (arivanov.gotadsl.co.uk [213.208.103.208]) by smtp.nildram.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0DCD25D214; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:58:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gondor.sigsegv.cx ([192.168.3.6] ident=aivanov) by gondor with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1B7MlV-0005ER-00; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:58:57 +0000 From: Anton Ivanov To: Anton Ivanov In-Reply-To: <3FF5C74C.6030909@ipaccess.com> References: <3FF5C74C.6030909@ipaccess.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1080428337.19969.7.camel@gondor> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:58:57 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: nik@freebsd.org cc: "Pratt, Benjamin E." cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Incomplete Documentation?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: aivanov@sigsegv.cx List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:59:01 -0000 Hi all, Sorry for the obscenely long delay between the previous message and this. I have started to compile a combined HowTo based on my own operational experience which covers IPSEC with BSD on one end and the "usual suspects" on the other as well as a number of RAS scenarios including PPTP, OpenVPN and others. I will be happy to hear comments and I will be happy if material from it will be used to everyone's benefit in the HandBook. It is available at: http://www.sigsegv.cx/FreeBSD-WIN2K-VPN-HOWTO-New.html It is a work in progress about half the way where it is supposed to be (highly optimistic take on it actually). I am going on holiday on tuesday so I may not be able to read my email every day. I will definitely look through any suggestions and amendments and add them after coming back on the 6th. Brgds, A. On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 19:32, Anton Ivanov wrote: > Bill Moran wrote: > > > Pratt, Benjamin E. wrote: > > > >> Hello - > >> > >> I'm writing in regards to the FreeBSD Handbook section "VPN over IPsec" > >> found at > >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ipsec.html. > >> > >> It seems to me the documentation is incomplete and I'm just writing to > >> verify this. My reasons for believing the documentation is incomplete > >> are: > >> > >> 1) "This article presents a number of scenarios, and strategies for > >> implementing a VPN for each scenario." > >> > >> I only see one scenario for implementing a VPN. > >> > >> 2) "3. Configure additional software on the FreeBSD gateways, to allow > >> Windows machines to see one another across the VPN." > >> > >> I see the first two "stages" of implementing the first scenario > >> but not the third. > > > > > > Oddly enough, I'm seeing the exact same thing in my quest to understand > > IPsec. ;) > > > >> I came to the handbook, which has been incredibly helpful in many other > >> instances, to try to find out how to create an IPsec VPN between an end > >> user's machine, running either Windows 2000/XP or FreeBSD, and a remote > >> network, as would be done in a traveling user, remote access from home, > >> or wireless security scenario. I'm sure many others have set this up > >> but the first place I go to for FreeBSD documentation is the handbook. > > > > > > http://www.sigsegv.cx/FreeBSD-WIN2K-IPSEC-HOWTO.html > > > > Seems pretty good. > > It is a bit out of date. Frankly, I need to go through it and update it > with some recent info. Also, I have some more info around on interfacing > to FW1, cisco and other systems, just have not had time to properly > compile it. > > > > > Is there any reason why this couldn't be incorporated into the handbook? > > If a committer will back me up (with a promise to commit ;), I'll do the > > legwork of converting it to docbook (as well as some editing ...) > > I think it is also more of a question of maintaining it. I think you > should ask the maintainers for the poptop, mpd and racoon ports if they > will be willing to look (at least to some extent) after their sections. > > Cheers, > > A. > > > > >