[CentOS] VPN

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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