I'm not quite sure what you mean by "Connect to the firewall". Are you
talking about a VPN connection or something? If it's a VPN connection
that you want, then FreeS/WAN is a great tool. However, it will require
a lot of work. You could also set up something like PopTop, which is a
pptp-based VPN server for Linux (http://poptop.lineo.com or
http://www.moretonbay.com/vpn) that uses 128-bit encryption, and has the
added benefit of allowing Windows clients to connect easily. FreeS/WAN
can do Windows clients, but it really isn't easy. But there is the
problem of having the username/password pair in a clear-text file.There
are several VPN systems for Linux, each one to address a specific need.
If security is your goal, I would recommend FreS/WAN, with minimum of
4096-bit keys, 15 minute keylife, and RSA authentication using the AH
protocol.
Just a Thought,
Kenny
Ferenc Tamas Gyurcsan wrote:
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> Does anybody know where I could find information about connecting to a windows
> firewall? I know, this could be a little more detailed description, but I
> don't know much else about it. Some guys managed to configure their linux IP
> masq machine so that the windows machine on their home network could connect to
> the firewall, but I don't have a win machine, so I would prefer a native linux
> solution. We got suggestions for trying FreeSWAN. Would it work? Or something
> else?
>
> Thanks,
> --Ferenc
>
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