OpenVPN [was: IPSec VPN docs]

[Brian Chase]

Another thing you can try is another hardware IPSec VPN that I use today 
and prefer the service, documentation, and support over DLINK

http://www.zyxel.com/product/category.php?indexFlagvalue=1021873683



Florin Andrei wrote:

> On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 12:07, Mark Haney wrote:
> 
>>I'm trying to get a VPN setup between my FC1 box at home and a DLink 
>>DFL300 at my office so I can do some things securely without having to 
>>make the 30 minute drive in to work to fix stuff.  I've googled the 
>>subject and the amount of documentation is pretty immense.  Can someone 
>>give me a shortened version what I need to configure or point me to a good 
>>step by step doc on how to do it?
> 
> 
> Well, if IPSec is not a specific requirement, and if you actually could
> use any VPN solution that's simple to install, secure and feature-rich,
> have a look at OpenVPN:
> 
> http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/
> 
> A brief "cookbook recipe" HOWTO:
> 
> http://fedoranews.org/contributors/florin_andrei/openvpn/
> 
> IPSec VPN (like FreeS/WAN) is nice because it's compatible with all
> kinds of VPN devices and software.
> However, it can be a pain to install, even more so if you're using
> Windows clients (but Linux is not a lot simpler, especially if you have
> non-geek users). Also, it is very, very picky if there are firewalls in
> between, especially if you go through NAT.
> 
> OpenVPN is very simple to install, it does not require weird kernel
> patches, it is firewall-friendly, works just fine with Windows (and
> Solaris, and BSD), can tunnel through proxies, etc.
> 
> It is not a typical "SSL VPN" - i mean, it is not a browser-based VPN,
> even though it's using SSL to encrypt the tunnel. Think of it as exactly
> the same thing as FreeS/WAN except it's using SSL instead of IPSec;
> otherwise, it can route arbitrary IP protocols, it does not require a
> browser, etc.
> Just like FreeS/WAN, but without the pain.
> 

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