[TriLUG] VPN recommendation

[Jon Carnes]

First of all, consider installing PoPToP, that's a pptp server for Linux.
Every Microsoft client has built-in support for PPTP.

Second to that is FreeSwan, and as I recall you can get it to work fairly
well with a whole host of clients, including the GPG clients and a very fine
client from Cisco which is free (well at least Cisco doesn't charge for
it...)

I can give you a firewall/vpn distro that installs IPsec in seconds.  The
guy who built the distro did a great job and he does want some bucks if you
end up using his nice GUI (and you are a business - Oddly enough the gui
isn't gpl'ed... not sure about that).  The gui does a lot of the work for
you and it is really nice.

Third, Anncons refers to my consulting company.  I wasn't really
proselytizing you, I was making fun of the fact that a corporation would
give someone lots of bucks to run linux (albeit hidden in a nice box with a
nifty name...), rather than let their IT guys do the job for nearly free.

Good luck, and let me know if you need any help with those VPN's!

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Knowles" <knowlesc at telocity.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] VPN recommendation


> Alright.  I must've taken the brown acid this morning.
>
> Talking over the problems I'm having with my manager.  He says, "Well, if
> Linux is cheaper and faster to get running, and isn't too hard for the
remote
> users to setup, then let's go with it"  or words to that effect.
>
> (That was said around 11 AM, and my head has just stopped spinning.)
>
> Thanks to all of you that responded to my non-Linux question.  Now it's
Linux
> related.
>
> So.  I know it's cheaper, and I can get FreeS/WAN installed pretty
quickly.
> But the thing that I'm afraid will cause the most problems...
>
> Ease of use for the remote user.
>
> Whats the best software client for the remote user?
>
> Also, I need to support the following OSs.  win9x, WinNT, win2K, winXP.
>
> I'm also pretty certain I would like to support PPPoE if possible.
>
> can I use one thing that will suit them all?
>
> I've been looking at freeswan.org, and the interop docs, but the company
> sites referenced don't seem to go beyond windows NT for client software
> support, and for 2000 they use 2000's odd IPSec.
>
> Any further advice you can give is, as always, appreciated.
>
> CJK
>
> On Tuesday 05 February 2002 09:26 am, you wrote:
> > OK, it's only slightly Linux related, but you are the greatest
> > concectration of IT Geeks I've got access to.
> >
> > I need your help.  (Duh)
> >
> > I need recommendations for VPN hardware.  Not FreeS/WAN.  (It just won't
> > fly in our corporate environs. )
> >
> > However, the product needs to interoperate with FreeS/WAN.
> >
> > (Cause it is the only way I'll connect in.)
> >
> > I've been looking at Netscreen, but the resellers I've been talking to
keep
> > changing their minds on how many tunnels a given box will support.  And
> > upping the price.
> >
> > So, what are you using/like in the VPN hardware world?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > CJK
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