On Wednesday 03 July 2002 8:01 pm, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > > > I'd rather use IPSEC if I can only just compile my damn kernel right > > > for once.. (it's been a while).. > > > > FreeS/WAN isn't difficult - it just takes a while, and you have to follow > > the instructions carefully. I think the guides and documentation on > > http://www.freeswan.org are very good, though. > > Does anyone distribute the FreeS/WAN kernel code as a patch instead of > the crazy scriptish system they use? I've never been able to get that > part working without many hours of fudging. And after that, I'd *never* > want to have to do it again. OTOH, if someone had a way to make diffs, > that would be very easy.
What kernel source do you start from ? I haven't had any problems using FreeS/WAN's method of patching / modifying the kernel source, but suppose someone did that on their machine and then sent you a set of diff files - if you can't get the FreeS/WAN system to work, surely you wouldn't be able to apply the diffs to your kernel source either ? Do the problems you get suggest that the FreeS/WAN system can't find the right files to update, or it can't find the tools on your machine to do the updating with ? The only thing I've ever had to load separately to get FreeS/WAN working is the gmp maths library. I use the Slackware distro. Antony.
