[CentOS] VPN
Peter Farrow
peter at farrows.org
Tue May 24 08:41:55 UTC 2005
Give me your kernel version and I will find you an Ipsec compatible set
.....
I have used 2.4.20... with IPSec...
P.
Simone wrote:
> Thanks, for all the suggestions, this is so helpful.
> I have to say I thought using the redhat-config-network tool was the
> easiest way to do it, but once again I realize how graphical tools can
> be misleading sometimes. I have no ipsec.conf anywhere, so I assume I
> am not using freeswan. I checked on the site, but I cannot find any
> freeswan for kernel 2.4.21-* looks like there's only 2.4.20 or 2.4.22,
> so I am stuck. Checked the old updates for a 2.4.20 kernel but
> couldn't find any. If anyone can point me somewhere I can find a
> kernel suitable for freeswan I'd appreciate (running CentOS 3).
> I am not stuck with any solution, so OpenVPN is an option, although I
> found this good guide to make it work between cisco pix and freeswan
> and I'd rather give it a try. I red on the site that freeswan is no
> more under development, should this worry us?
> And final consideration, the box I am trying to VPN is the natting
> gateway, so thanks for the hints on iptables configuration.
>
>
> Simone
>
> Peter Farrow wrote:
>
>> on average i takes me less than 5 minutes to setup vpn with
>> freeswan.....
>>
>> 4 mins of this usually involve finding the right kernel versions....
>>
>> P.
>> :-)
>>
>> If anyone wants to know the easyway to use freeswan drop me aline it
>> really is very simple.
>>
>>
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 13:44, Jonathan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> IF you are not stuck to IPSec, you might want to take a look at
>>>>> OpenVPN (www.openvpn.org). I found OpenVPN easier to install than
>>>>> FreeSWAN (an IPSEC VPN) and have setup an OpenVPN solution between
>>>>> my German office and our mainoffice in a matter of hours.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have to second (resoundingly) Thom on this one. FreeSWAN is
>>>> perhaps the most painful tool I have ever dealt with on a linux
>>>> system, and I would avoid it if you could. OpenVPN is much more
>>>> user friendly, though ultimately my company ended up using hardware
>>>> appliances here (turned out to be cheaper than paying the sysadmin
>>>> regularly to keep things up).
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you are running Centos 3.x you still have CIPE as a fill-in-the-form
>>> option in the redhat-config-network GUI (Click the 'new' button above
>>> the devices tab). Unfortunately it is gone in Centos 4.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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