Binand Sethumadhavan wrote:
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:13:37 -0800 (PST), Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Binand Sethumadhavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Both the above do not implement IPSec and hence are not actually good VPN solutions. In particular, PPTP is Microsoft proprietary protocol. I have to agree with the OP that OpenSwan is the only Free Software option for VPNs since it is the only one that implements IPSec VPNs.
Why do you feel it is mandatory to support IPSec to provide VPN services ? I dont think the definition of VPN mandates IPSec.
Oh no - I didn't mean that IPSec is mandatory for VPN; only that IPSec is desirable - when you consider interoperability and the openness of protocols. Even ssh port forwarding is VPN, but I will not recommend it for enterprise-wide deployment.
I was under impression that kernel 2.6 does support IPSec.. I found this in brief googling but I don't know if it is good enough for big deployments..
http://www.ipsec-howto.org/t1.html http://www.shorewall.net/IPSEC-2.6.html http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7840
Shridhar
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