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On Thursday 11 December 2008, 22:08, Mick wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I would like to set up a VPN connection to a router which is using IKE |
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> & IPsec: |
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> http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=25474&seqNum=7 |
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> Would I be able to achieve this using OpenVPN on my gentoo box? |
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Unfortunately not, openvpn is mostly a software-only product until now |
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and is not found in hardware appliances like routers or firewalls (at |
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least as far as I know). |
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> I read the IPsec HowTo and scared myself to death (it seems long enough |
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> to warrant me taking time off work to read it . . . and at least |
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> another day to try it ;) |
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Yes, Ipsec can be a nightmare. For connecting to cisco, try using vpnc |
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(perhaps with kvpnc if you're under kde) which should work reasonably |
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well. Both programs are in portage. |
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kvpnc also acts as a single interface to handle various kinds of vpn |
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connections (including openvpn, ipsec, pptp (to connect to some |
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microsoft-based servers) and others). |