VPN Router for Linux (FC4)

[Ryan D'Baisse]

I have recently setup three FC4 machines at home to try my hand at  
Linux development.  I will soon be setting up SVN and beginning to  
use Eclipse for C++ and Java development.  I would like to be able to  
VPN into my network, here at home, and then use SSH, SVN, etc.  I do  
NOT want to simply open up all of those ports on my firewall.   
Unfortunately, all of the VPN routers I can find (like the Linksys  
models) all stress Windows.

Can someone recommend a good VPN router that will play nice with Linux?

Will I be forced to use the vendor's (Linksys', Netgear's, etc.)  
proprietary VPN client software or does Linux come with something  
that should work based on some standard?

Does anyone know if there are major differences between the Linksys  
BEFVP41 and the RV0041, besides the gigE port?

Thanx,
Ryan

P.S. I have both DSL and cable, if that matters (port blocking,  
compatibility, etc.).

[Thomas Taylor]

On Sunday 29 January 2006 19:48, Ryan D'Baisse wrote:
>  I have recently setup three FC4 machines at home to try my hand at
>  Linux development.  I will soon be setting up SVN and beginning to
>  use Eclipse for C++ and Java development.  I would like to be able to
>  VPN into my network, here at home, and then use SSH, SVN, etc.  I do
>  NOT want to simply open up all of those ports on my firewall.
>  Unfortunately, all of the VPN routers I can find (like the Linksys
>  models) all stress Windows.
>
>  Can someone recommend a good VPN router that will play nice with Linux?
>
>  Will I be forced to use the vendor's (Linksys', Netgear's, etc.)
>  proprietary VPN client software or does Linux come with something
>  that should work based on some standard?
>
>  Does anyone know if there are major differences between the Linksys
>  BEFVP41 and the RV0041, besides the gigE port?
>
>  Thanx,
>  Ryan
>
>  P.S. I have both DSL and cable, if that matters (port blocking,
>  compatibility, etc.). 
Try googling for "vpn + linux".  Lots of info there.

HTH,
Tom

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[Ryan D'Baisse]

I think the subject line may have thrown people off.  I'm looking for  
a HARDWARE or appliance solution... not software or a package.  I  
just want it to play nice with Linux servers and/or clients.

I hope this helps.

Thanx,
Ryan



On Jan 29, 2006, at 7:48 PM, Ryan D'Baisse wrote:

>  I have recently setup three FC4 machines at home to try my hand at  
>  Linux development.  I will soon be setting up SVN and beginning to  
>  use Eclipse for C++ and Java development.  I would like to be able  
>  to VPN into my network, here at home, and then use SSH, SVN, etc.   
>  I do NOT want to simply open up all of those ports on my firewall.   
>  Unfortunately, all of the VPN routers I can find (like the Linksys  
>  models) all stress Windows.
>
>  Can someone recommend a good VPN router that will play nice with  
>  Linux?
>
>  Will I be forced to use the vendor's (Linksys', Netgear's, etc.)  
>  proprietary VPN client software or does Linux come with something  
>  that should work based on some standard?
>
>  Does anyone know if there are major differences between the Linksys  
>  BEFVP41 and the RV0041, besides the gigE port?
>
>  Thanx,
>  Ryan
>
>  P.S. I have both DSL and cable, if that matters (port blocking,  
>  compatibility, etc.).

[Les Mikesell]

On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 21:53, Ryan D'Baisse wrote:
>  I think the subject line may have thrown people off.  I'm looking
> for  
>  a HARDWARE or appliance solution... not software or a package.  I  
>  just want it to play nice with Linux servers and/or clients.
>  
>  I hope this helps. 
Seems like overkill for access into your home systems.  If you
want nailed-up lan-lan VPN, anything that does ipsec at the
public gateway should work (Netgear, Linksys and D-link all
have cheap ones).  But if you are thinking of a roaming software
client, I'm not sure what you'd gain compared to also using
software on the server side and letting the port it uses
through your firewall.

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[Rudolf Kastl]

2006/1/30, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell(a)gmail.com&gt;:
>  On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 21:53, Ryan D'Baisse wrote:
>  > I think the subject line may have thrown people off.  I'm looking for
>  > a HARDWARE or appliance solution... not software or a package.  I
>  > just want it to play nice with Linux servers and/or clients.
>  >
>  > I hope this helps.
>
>  Seems like overkill for access into your home systems.  If you
>  want nailed-up lan-lan VPN, anything that does ipsec at the
>  public gateway should work (Netgear, Linksys and D-link all
>  have cheap ones).  But if you are thinking of a roaming software
>  client, I'm not sure what you'd gain compared to also using
>  software on the server side and letting the port it uses
>  through your firewall.
>
>  --
>   Les Mikesell
>    lesmikesell(a)gmail.com
>
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dont touch nortel ones... they need a proprietary client (and only
windows client comes with the hardware) so you gotta pay extra for
every box you wanna hook up.
id recommend everyone to stay away from those vpn routers.

regards,
Rudolf Kastl

[John Summerfield]

Ryan D'Baisse wrote:
>  I think the subject line may have thrown people off.  I'm looking
> for  a 
>  HARDWARE or appliance solution... not software or a package.  I  just 
>  want it to play nice with Linux servers and/or clients.
>   
Anything that sites at the gateway and has VPN capability should work. 
However, my own preferences is to run openvpn (as others have said) on 
bits I control. By default, you need UDP port 1194 open at both ends, 
but you can use other ports and you can use TCP.




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