It may also be worth noting that Debian has OpenBSD's isakmpd packaged, 'apt-get install isakmpd'. I've had success using isakmpd on Debian to create VPN's between OpenBSD and Debian gateways.
John On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 03:52:42PM +0300, Imre Oolberg wrote: > Hi! > > > > >I'm basically trying to setup a VPN between a linux box (debian) and an > >OpenBSD one. > > I am not a seasoned IPSec user but i tried out couple of configurations > and one of them was Debian with Racoon and OpenBSD's native isakmpd. > > I based my experimentation on article which is about FreeBSD's Racoon > and OpenBSD > > http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/unix-sysadmin/ipsec-done-bsd-way-part-1-17355 > > I dont believe you read fluently Estonian but if you do, please :) > > http://kuutorvaja.eenet.ee/wiki/IPSec_kasutamine_Debianiga > > Maybe examples are of some use, still. > > > Imre > > PS I am sorry if you insist using OpenSwan and i started talking about > Racoon, havent tried OpenSwan out myself yet. And also havent built > anything big with ipsec.

