On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:12, Amanda wrote: > I need someone to point me in the right direction here. > > I need to VPN from my home machine into the network at work. > The work server is running Windows Server 2000 with a static IP. > My machine at home, which is on a network, behind 2 firewalls, connects > with ADSL & a static IP. It runs Mandrake 9.0, & I've installed FreeSwan > 1.98b. This machine also dual-boots to windows ME. I've installed the > windows vpn client, and can connect with work just fine. So the basic > networking works just fine. > > Is Freeswan the right tool to use. Will FreeSwan connect to a Windows > Server. The documentation I've read so far doesn't make this clear. Should > I be upgrading to a more recent version of FreeSwan. Do I need to upgrade > the Kernel? > > I really need to get a handle on this, because soon I need to connect an > e-smith server on the Lan at work to several similar servers in our remote > offices. > > Thanks in advance. > > Amanda
You could try openVPN, there is a Windows binary available. It is easier to configure than ipsec. http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/ -- Regards, Graham Smith --------------------------------------------------------- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
