On 8/31/05, Shantanoo Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +++ Agtech Systems [PLUG] [30-08-05 21:12 +0530]: > | Dear Friends, > | > | One of my customer wants to change from Windows to Linux. I m putting > | Suse9.3 . He uses VPN to connect to his company's site. How to configure > | VPN in Linux and that too perticularly in Suse9.3 > > IIRC, SuSE comes with openvpn. Maybe that can help. >
Agtech, Can you check if the company will allow ssh connectivity to their n/w instead of VPN ? In my previous org, we had option of VPN as well as ssh. On window I used to use VPN and on linux I used to ssh. Since we are on this topic, I want to understand this problem a little better, since I face this problem myself with my current org. They don't have ssh (yet) Here are my queries : 1. As far as I understand VPN is only a generic technical term for providing secure access to company n/w, unlike ssh, which is specific implementation. Here is link supporting my understanding : http://computer.howstuffworks.com/vpn9.htm Quote from above wesbite: "Because there is no widely accepted standard for implementing a VPN, many companies have developed turn-key solutions on their own." 2. If VPN is generic term and NOT specific implementation, then isn't the question "Is VPN supported on Linux" invalid ? 3. The real question should be "Does linux have VPN client for server s/w my company uses ? (say cisco) " e.g CISCO has linux client for some of their VPN solution. Again, all my questions may be completely or partially incorrect, If they are please say so. As I said earlier, I'm trying to understand it myself, and these are just my opinion. -DP -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: ([email protected]) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
