Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:52:09 -0700 From: fred@timogen.com To: <darryl@osborne-ind.com> Cc: "OrgFreebsd-Questions@Freebsd." <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: VPN - some questions Message-ID: <012701c25433$75690f80$8d05a8c0@fred> References: <003401c2534e$f6b8dce0$0701a8c0@darryl>
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Hi Sir,
Could I ask a questions?
1) What is the max users that can concurrentlly connect to the VPN
Server(mpd in freebsd ) ?
2) Does two users in the same subnet can connect to the VPN Server
concurrentlly?
Regards,
Fred Zhang
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com>
To: "'Jim Durham'" <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:36 AM
Subject: RE: VPN - some questions
>
> My home client could be Windows 2000 or Linux. I would
> want to connect to my work LAN through the internet.
> My Firewall is FreeBSD 4.5. I need:
> 1. a tutorial for setting up VPN on my FreeBSD fireall.
> 2. Recommendation for VPN client to run on my home
> machine (windows 2000 or Linux. My machine is dual boot).
> 3. a tutorial for setting up VPN client on my home machine.
>
> thanks,
> Darryl
>
>
> >From: Jim Durham [mailto:durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us]
> >Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 11:00 PM
> >To: darryl@osborne-ind.com
> >Subject: Re: VPN - some questions
> >
> >
> >On Friday 30 August 2002 12:33 pm, Darryl Hoar wrote:
> >> Greetings,
> >> my LAN is connected to the internet in the following fashion:
> >>
> >> SMC DSL Modem (static IP address assigned) ->
> >> FreeBSD Firewall NIC1 (DHCP assigned IP from DSL Modem)
> >> FreeBSD Firewall NIC2 is connected to my LAN.
> >>
> >> I want to be able to access my LAN from the internet using VPN.
> >> If I configure VPN on the Firewall, and use a VPN client on my
> >> home computer, should I be able to access my LAN?
> >>
> >> I looked on FreeBSD.org handbook, and FAQ, but didn't see
> >> any VPN. (I also might be blind.).
> >>
> >> Any pointers on how to set this up?
> >>
> >
> >mpd from the ports collection does well for Windows VPN
> >clients and IPSEC
> >works well for FreeBSD. You didn't say what OS you wanted to
> >use to connect
> >via VPN.
> >
> >IPSEC is a kernel option. mpd uses the netgraph interface in
> >the kernel. It
> >comes with a sample config file that shows how to set it up
> >for Microsoft's
> >VPN clients.
> >
> >-Jim
> >
>
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