If you connect to the VPN in Windows, then poke around for 'Advanced' or 'Properties' of the connection, you will find a list of useful information, such as: VPN server type, authentication protocol, etc. Then just look for a linux client that supports these.
On 12/22/05, Ben Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This (or something like it) is probably what you need: > > http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/ > > google for "pptp Linux". but... you'll have to get information from > the admin of the VPN gateway to find out what protocol is really in use > and to find out what kinds of info you need on the client end to connect > with it. > > - Ben > > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 10:52:19AM -0800, James Washer wrote: > > Perhaps someone can help me out with the other side of this.. I have a VPN > > that I need to connect to as a client. This works with the default windows > > client software on win2k... Is there a linux client that will work in this > > environment? I don't know exactly what VPN server they are running... but > > likely it is a microsoft product. > > > > - jim > > > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:02:53 -0800 (PST) > > Sebastian Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > PPTP is easier to setup, but (IMHO) is not worth the security risk. > > > Especially since it will provide direct access to your network if > > > exploited. L2TP, on the other hand, is a bit harder to configure server > > > side, but very easy to configure on Windows VPN clients (A checkbox in > > > advanced options... or somewhere like that), and it provides greater > > > security. > > > > > > OpenVPN may be another option (suggested by someone earlier). It's an > > > SSL-based VPN that is relatively easy to configure -- especially if you > > > don't want to mess with PPTP or L2TP. > > > > > > - Sebastian > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Damon Jacobsen wrote: > > > > > > > Basically, the reason was it was simple to implement for Windows > > > > clients. > > > > Every other VPN solution appeared to be much hader to setup both server > > > > and client wise. > > > > > > > > Damon > > > > > > > > > Any specific reason why you've chosen pptp? It isn't very secure. > > > > > > > > > > - Sebastian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Damon Jacobsen wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Has anyone successfully setup a VPN server (specifically poptop for > > > > >> pptp) using Gentoo? I think I have my kernel configured right and > > > > >> emerged pptpd, but I am not sure how to configure the beast. Any help > > > > >> would be appreciated. > > > > >> > > > > >> Damon > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> RLUG mailing list > > > > >> [email protected] > > > > >> http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > RLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
