From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 16 10:48:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84D4210656CA for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:48:52 +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 242C38FC17 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:48:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 99254 invoked by uid 1008); 16 Nov 2009 12:04:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kalins-macbook-pro.local) (kalin@el.net@24.193.246.51) by mail.el.net with ESMTPA; 16 Nov 2009 12:04:21 -0000 Message-ID: <4B012E13.8070206@el.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:48:51 -0500 From: kalin m User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: secure adhoc X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:48:52 -0000 hi all... i wrote this to the general questions list without much success. trying my luck here... 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