On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 10:00:03AM +0800, Rino Mardo wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 10:44:01PM +0800 or thereabouts, Ian C. Sison wrote:
> > >
> > > Try linVPN, its basically pppd over ssh, which makes it secure and
> > > economical. You need a linux box on the other end, though..
> > >
> > hmm. eh what about if your other end must be a windows user like a
> > manager's or director's laptop?
> >
>
> In that case, you'll need to find a proper IPsec implementation for
> both Linux and Windows. PPTP is a waste of time and CPU cycles as it
> uses the cryptography in an almost completely ineffectual way.
Why is it ineffectual? As long as the VPN connection is encrypted and
does not allow snooping by external sources, then the solution is well
provided for, i believe.
I've had no luck looking for a heterogenous solution to this problem
(windows->linux VPN), and all i could suggest is that the remote windows
box connect through a VPN MASQ linux box into another waiting windows box
inside a private network. This case involves using NON-open source
solutions so i would really not even consider it.
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