Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:16:57 +0100 From: Scott Mitchell <scott+lists.freebsd@fishballoon.org> To: Ash <omniBSD@speakeasy.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Connect to Cisco VPN server from FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20050410181657.GB893@tuatara.fishballoon.org> In-Reply-To: <425961D5.8090403@speakeasy.net> References: <20050410153834.GA893@tuatara.fishballoon.org> <425961D5.8090403@speakeasy.net>
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On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 12:26:45PM -0500, Ash wrote: > Scott Mitchell wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >As in the subject - has anyone managed to get a FreeBSD machine to connect > >to a Cisco VPN server, using IPSec and 2-factor authentication (password + > >SecurID card)? My employer has been acquired by another company, and this > >will soon be the only remote-access method available. Linux client > >software exists, but given that it relies on a kernel module I'm not > >holding out much hope of it working. The security/vpnc port looks like it > >might be useful. No idea if racoon + FreeBSD native IPSec can be persuaded > >to do the SecurID authentication. > > > >I would try all these things myself, except I don't have any account > >details for the server yet. I really don't want to keep a Linux or Windows > >machine around just to connect to the office... > > > >Many thanks in advance, > > > > Scott > > > > I have not personally used this, however I have had reports of users > connecting to a Cisco VPN 3000 box that I administered at one point with > the following client: > > http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/ Thanks, that looks promising. The SecurID thing is apparently just a flavour of XAUTH which seems to be supported, so it might just work. Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon
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