From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 13 22:35:02 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3148EBC4 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:35:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qa0-x22e.google.com (mail-qa0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::22e]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DB7E3911 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:35:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id i13so1751466qae.33 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:35:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bsd.com.br; s=capeta; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :organization:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=BVZk6NALLA4VgtAAX8LHc6wIXSuuee7E8eovETWHK3k=; b=f8AkGMadOOcu9VWToWSqfneptydEpiMDLuZuir235cYg/9RDHVoRoJfudaml6fzecz VObsf/Wjv+SuCRgAKeSRng3k0/IfbwEWokWDGULaT76r46w0E/0T1L1OeodHEYtxrfa2 6VzJMgyn+ANlcqEJEObictErGkZgl1nuletlc= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:organization:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=BVZk6NALLA4VgtAAX8LHc6wIXSuuee7E8eovETWHK3k=; b=IFSqNtX8AhFQBvP9wKITIZPaZHIem0BQZ8JNbv1RoGP3uBThzmZnrsFGWxI4lk7fKX rIPwXW98dDLIzfmCck0YrTew6+WKyehP5SaPzmBeOkS9uiwV56uTJ8eAnQHQalatV7Es yiLOiT8AM6hY1jkHJFhKVCFBbISuOqrZrOa2qM72WYL+LqwysXMNZ3vzP8G+3XfPHLc4 3OnevHUf6KBmNZKudxe15OhwEFSaXe0+xUjhDG73aNydG3RnyawlE1st4MihQgaKFdOH baxknCktN22jdVEHr7Q7z5I8vOEW/JvLRQrwCCfLalJUlSyXuldvEc38db8JegQyHZ5l Mmhw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQm0EvMYA+BJvbJnY9LlMQ21G5S+91uhojq7tAeY4KVOrNtJyHMDB+UcfsE5j4vPpWe+aCuA X-Received: by 10.224.79.133 with SMTP id p5mr2053538qak.98.1394750101069; Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:35:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Papi ([177.158.144.15]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id z8sm10560126qar.21.2014.03.13.15.34.59 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:36:27 -0300 From: Mario Lobo To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VPN choices? Message-ID: <20140313193627.03a741c7@Papi> In-Reply-To: <53221ADE.26211.1543C5EC@g8kbvdave.gmail.com> References: <5321F437.25463.1EE12BF@g8kbvdave.gmail.com> <0DAC6B28-ECAE-4EEE-87C3-694DF003A25D@mac.com> <53221ADE.26211.1543C5EC@g8kbvdave.gmail.com> Organization: BSD X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.3 (GTK+ 2.24.22; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.2) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Dave B X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:35:02 -0000 On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:53:50 -0000 Dave B wrote: > > > On Mar 13, 2014, at 10:08, Dave B > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi All. > > > > > > A question for the collective. I'm asking here, as I trust the > > > opinions of the assembled masses, over some other (perhaps) more > > > appropriated lists. > > > > > > Anyway... > > > > > > I have a need for a simple VPN, to tunnel TCP and UDP trafic. > > > It's the UDP requiement that's stumping me at present. > > > > > > > > > I found this useful in setting up a VPN: > > > > https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?&t=26755 > > Thanks Peter, I keep forgetting the web forums, as I hate them with a > vengance! (Another story, another time.) > > Intetesting thread though, not sure how relevant it is to a Windows > client, as all that was talking about iOS and other wierdness. My > DSL router supports L2TP VPN's, but Windows will not complete the > connection process. They see each other just fine, but looking at > the router's log's, there is a version mismatch somewhere, so they > can't agree on a protocol etc. (That idea was suggested by the > office IT types!) > > Would the generic kernel in 9.2 include the "patches" called out in > "Post #82". (dead link btw.) > > > But, I wonder... If I go that route, rather than recompiling the > kernel to support ipsec etc, if "/boot/loader.conf" can be used, in > the same way I've enabled PPS support for the NTPD process, in 9.2 > > "pps_load=yes" > > At least I can do system updates without needing to rebuild the > kernel each time. > > (Looking in loader defaults, I can't see anything related to what > could be needed. Oh well...) > > More reading to do, but I'm "read out" just now. > > Thanks again. > > Dave B. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Dave; Have you heard of mpd5? I've been using both as a client and server for quite a while (using PPTP) and never had any problems. http://mpd.sourceforge.net/ -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio.... YET!!] (99% winblows FREE) "UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things."