I can tell you that it works a treat. I put in a 4 site VPN with FreeSwan
a couple of months ago. Windows boxen locked up behind Linux firewalls
communicating with each other over Freeswan IPSec. Just make sure that
any circuitry in between understands about protocols 50 & 51.
--
Howard.
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LANNet Computing Associates <http://www.lannet.com.au>
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Gareth Walters wrote:
> I was looking into this a little while ago..
>
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~freeswan/
>
> compiled it etc it looked ok. I have not needed to actually tested it
> thoroughly yet (ie to a working state with another firewall) as we decided
> we didn't really need it.
>
> Good luck
>
> ---Gareth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daron Barndon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 4:35 PM
> Subject: [SLUG] VPN
>
>
> Guys,
> Does anyone know the status of Linux VPN? Will it talk to a
> CheckPoint Firewall-1 firewall?
>
> I am looking at the option of setting up a permanent link between the
> home office and the city office and dont like the idea of paying $25K
> plus a year for a frame link.
>
> Alt., does anyone know of any companies that will provide a 64K+ link
> between Sydney and the lower blue mountains?
>
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