By some miracle, a year ago I got LRP up and running using 2.9.7 with
SSH, DHCPD, DHCLIENT on a 1440 floppy. It provides NAT from my
home network (5 PCs) through a cable modem to the internet. I've been
thrilled with it!
Now I want to add VPN access (IPSec) so I can get to the home network
while mobile.
1) Looks like I'll need IDE or 2 floppy support, so maybe I should upgrade.
If I upgrade to a newer LRP version, which one? Eigerstein2Beta?
Dachstein pr5? When will Dachstein be released?
2) I assume modules are version dependent, but are packages version
independent? If not, how do I tell which package to use with which version?
3) I want to use X509 and know that it has to be added (to the kernel
or the freeswan stuff?). Do files already exist for IPSec (freeswan) with
X509 support or do I have to fire up a devel system to add it?
4) I use SSH for access from a computer at home (not from Internet).
I can't really remember how I set these up, but I know I can log in (using
putty) and transfer files (using pscp) from w2k. Should I skip SSH (I
trust everyone on this side of LRP) and use telnet to make it simpler?
Can I still transfer files? With pscp?
5) If I want to get really fancy, is it reasonably easy to set up a CD
boot?
6) Where is the dachstein pr5 image? I found pr4 but can't see pr5.
Keith Laidlaw
Manager of Engineering
Dakins Engineering Group Ltd.
tel: (905) 814-6024
fax: (905) 814-6029
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