Most should support that type of VPN. It is possible to go the do it yourself route as well. I actually like the Zerina OpenVPN plugin for IPCOP, we use it at work when the Sonicwall client (IPSec based) fails.
I guess the reason you are looking at L2TP is for native support on Windows? Otherwise OpenVPN is the way to go (even on Windows, the GUI client is decent enough). On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Ian Bruseker <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. I haven't gone for that level of "build your own" yet, but a > quick google turned up those PC Engine boards for around $100-$140. You're > right, not all that expensive (I've seen routers from $50 to $200). > > My reason for undertaking this project is I'd like to get an L2TP server > running. I tried once behind the IPCop firewall (seemed really messy to do > it on-device), but it failed. I'm not sure if I can run L2TP directly on a > firewall device (googling the subject related to dd-wrt and tomato didn't > turn up a lot of good leads), but hey, that's why it's a Christmas project, > right? And maybe at least if it doesn't work on-device I might succeed with > the behind-the-firewall option. > > Ian > > > > On 27 December 2011 17:05, Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a collection of Soekris and PC Engines SBCs that I use for my >> firewalls. I now use Voyage Linux instead of one of the pre-packaged >> distros (IPCop was just too limiting in the end). >> >> There is also no chance of bricking one of these SBCs, which cost >> about the same as a high end router. >> >> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Ian Bruseker <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I've been rockin' an IPCop box for several years now, but was thinking >> > of picking up a new router and messing around with dd-wrt or tomato. >> > Probably a Netgear. They seem to get some good reviews and appear, on >> > the surface at least, to be friendly to this sort of thing. >> > >> > Ian >> > >> > On 2011-12-25, at 4:44 PM, bogi <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I probly will be rebuilding my firewall, the hdd is making bad noises, >> >> afte >> >> 10years, i guess it must have has enough spinning :) >> >> So i will be replacing the hdd with a cf + ide conversion and render >> >> the >> >> firewall a solid state device :-) >> >> ssd is a bit expensive for my taste at the moment. >> >> >> >> On December 25, 2011 15:50:13 TekBudda wrote: >> >>> I guess no one has any comments. Hmm! >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> clug-talk mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> >>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> >>> **Please remove these lines when replying >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> clug-talk mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > clug-talk mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> > **Please remove these lines when replying >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
