From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 23:14:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08A9516A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 23:14:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fep2.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D27343D31 for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 23:14:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dataivNOSPAM@noc.peon.net) Received: from miette.king.vangeyn.net (d226-27-84.home.cgocable.net [24.226.27.84]) by fep2.cogeco.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80E381644; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:14:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from kingdvg (host29.king.vangeyn.net [172.20.3.29]) j16NEFft080652; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:14:15 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dataivNOSPAM@noc.peon.net) Message-ID: <002e01c50ca1$9570e900$1d0314ac@kingdvg> From: "David van Geyn" To: "darren david" , References: <42067263.3040405@3x3x3.org> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:14:18 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: easy VPN config HOWTO? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 23:14:21 -0000 You may want to take a look at 'mpd' ... I found it very easy to set up, works fine with Windows clients, and I documented it here: http://www.bsdpronto.com/tutorials/22/ Hope that helps... David ----- Original Message ----- From: "darren david" To: Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 2:39 PM Subject: easy VPN config HOWTO? > Hi all- > > I have been searching high and low for a straightforward VPN configuration > HOWTO with no luck. everything i've found is way over my head and very > convoluted (to me, at least). Perhaps such is the nature of VPN. > > My goal is simply to allow users running Windows to VPN in to my home > server and gain access to the private LAN. Sure, i can get in via ssh, but > i have several less technical users who need to access to shared resources > and for them, ssh is not a realistic solution. I've heard that OpenVPN is > a bit simpler to set up, but it too is a complicated matter. All of the > examples i've seen/googled involve unix<->unix machines. > > I'm tracking 5.3-STABLE with pf controlling traffic. > > Can anyone point me in a good direction? > > Thanks in advance, > darren david