[CentOS] Choosing VPN Server

[Ken Price]

OpenVPN doesn't support IPSec at all.  It's an SSL implementation.   
You'll want to look at Openswan (http://www.openswan.org/) for IPSec.   
PS.  The "www" is very important when going to the openswan site.   
Their webserver is configured funky.

For Microsoft compatibility, Poptop and Openswan are your best bets.   
Neither are a piece of cake to setup, but I personally find Openswan  
easier ... but then I've been using it in a production environment for  
5 or 6 years (was Freeswan).

-Ken



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     Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:25:05 +0800
     From: Wei Yu <zig.wei at gmail.com>
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  Subject: Re: [CentOS] Choosing VPN Server
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> Does openvpn support IPsec well?
> I want the server to work cooperation with a Microsoft ISA Server inside the
> intranet with site-to-site vpn mode.
> For that reason I want the server has good compatibility with windows.
>
>
> On 9/19/07, Alain Spineux <aspineux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> OpenVPN works with windows too (client or server).
>> The same configuration files works on both OS.
>> Very easy to enable multiple VPN connection at the same time.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/19/07, Brian Mathis <brian.mathis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 9/19/07, Wei Yu <zig.wei at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I am facing a task of choosing vpn server. I do not know which is
>> better.
>> > > The one distributed with CentOS4.5 only supports pppd (or maybe pptp
>> but I
>> > > cannot find it).
>> > > If I want to use PPTP or L2TP, which one should I choose? OpenVPN?
>> Poptop?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> >
>> > I suggest OpenVPN.  It's modern, very secure, and had a wide range of
>> > options and usage scenarios.  PPTP / L2TP is a pain to get working,
>> > and it has some security issues.
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