From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 13 22:48:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 007C41065676 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: from mail.el.net (mail.el.net [74.1.12.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 930478FC0C for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 51266 invoked by uid 1008); 13 Nov 2009 23:37:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kalins-macbook-pro.local) (kalin@el.net@74.1.12.115) by mail.el.net with ESMTPA; 13 Nov 2009 23:37:03 -0000 Message-ID: <4AFDDBF7.2090203@el.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:21:43 -0500 From: kalin m User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: vpn or adhoc X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:26 -0000 hi all... wondering if somebody has done vpn between a bsd box and a portable device running windows mobile. is it possible? looking at the wireless networking off the handbook gives a direct example with 2 bsd machines. the bsd machine and the wireless device are hooked up now adhoc. they always going to be close to each other and there is no need of infrastructure mode at present time. if vpn is an overkill in this case what would be the best way to lock down the adhoc connection to be only between this two piers and isolate anybody else that wants to get on... thanks