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I've been having alot of luck with openvpn it's ssl based rather than |
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ipsec. I have found it to be easier to setup and less confusing and |
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it has clients for various platforms including windows...which is not |
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always the easiest platform to use IPSEC with unless you go with a |
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commercial client. You will need to setup a certificate authority and |
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understand the basics of openssl the rest is pretty simple. It even |
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works behind a NAT router or firewall. If the vpn connection is lost |
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it will re-establish it's connection automatically once it's routable |
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again. This works for both dynamic ip clients and even the server as |
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long as you're using some sort of deamon to update dyndns info. |
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For the most part, atleast in my area, I find comcast IP's to be very |
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stable. My IP hasn't changed in years. My ip least just gets |
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renewed. |
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David |
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On 8/26/05, Michael W. Holdeman <lists@××××.org> wrote: |
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> OK I have read the vpn howto, and tunneling from the howto, and to be |
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> truthfull i am totally over my head. |
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> I have a LAN at the office including a freebsd file server, the server has an |
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> ip of 192.168.xx.xx, and several other gentoo desktops have the same +1 each. |
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> I have a linksys cable modem, and wireless router serving through the gateway |
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> of 192.168.xx.1. dns is fixed with 2 dns servers from comcast. Problem is I |
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> have a dynamis ip from comcast. |
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> I want to be able to access a desktop machine, and most importantly the bsd |
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> file server with my laptop, again with a dynamic assigned ip from remote |
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> locations. |
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> What is the best combination, and some sort of howto for dummies would be |
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> great!! |
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> Thanks in advance. |
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> Mike |
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