Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:46:46 -0600 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: darren david <darren@3x3x3.org> Subject: Re: easy VPN config HOWTO? Message-ID: <200502061346.46536.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <42067263.3040405@3x3x3.org> References: <42067263.3040405@3x3x3.org>
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On Sunday 06 February 2005 01:39 pm, darren david wrote: > Hi all- > > I have been searching high and low for a straightforward VPN > configuration HOWTO with no luck. everything i've found is way over > my head and very convoluted (to me, at least). Perhaps such is the > nature of VPN. > > My goal is simply to allow users running Windows to VPN in to my home > server and gain access to the private LAN. Sure, i can get in via > ssh, but i have several less technical users who need to access to > shared resources and for them, ssh is not a realistic solution. I've > heard that OpenVPN is a bit simpler to set up, but it too is a > complicated matter. All of the examples i've seen/googled involve > unix<->unix machines. > > I'm tracking 5.3-STABLE with pf controlling traffic. > > Can anyone point me in a good direction? > > Thanks in advance, > darren david Openvpn is in the ports and is cross-platform. I've never used it; so I don't know how easy it is to setup. A quick search via google came up with the following: http://www.nilings.se/openvpn/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvpn/ http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5803 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7949 Best of luck, Andrew Gould
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