From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 04:25:27 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC04C16A4CE for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:25:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F63843D55 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:25:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (c-66-41-157-209.mn.client2.attbi.com [66.41.157.209]) (authenticated bits=0)j0D4PRKk089513; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:25:27 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) In-Reply-To: <200501121719.j0CHJjx1018275@dc.cis.okstate.edu> References: <200501121719.j0CHJjx1018275@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="Apple-Mail-1-581574426" Message-Id: <1C2F94AC-651B-11D9-A36B-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Eric F Crist Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:25:09 -0600 To: Martin McCormick X-Pgp-Agent: GPGMail 1.0.2 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no version=2.64 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on grog.secure-computing.net cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UNIX-Based VPN Applications X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:25:27 -0000 --Apple-Mail-1-581574426 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed On Jan 12, 2005, at 11:19 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: > I have been asked as to whether there are any VPN applications > that can run on UNIX clients using Linux, FreeBSD, and MacOS. I think > the general idea is that they could tunnel in from outside of our > campus and receive an IP number on our network. > > There would probably be a UNIX server on the campus end of the network > to accept these connections. > > Those of us who work here or are students can set up a UNIX > box on campus and use ssh in to it from anywhere. What I am asking > about is whether there is a VPN application that UNIX-users in general > can register with to have a presence on our network. > > Thank you very much. > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK > OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group I've had a lot of luck with mpd. Give that a try... HTH _______________________________________________________ Eric F Crist "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!" Secure Computing Networks -Homer J Simpson --Apple-Mail-1-581574426 content-type: application/pgp-signature; x-mac-type=70674453; name=PGP.sig content-description: This is a digitally signed message part content-disposition: inline; filename=PGP.sig content-transfer-encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkHl+CYACgkQRAAY9knOW+pSogCfTUqY7yziVaNSHh6cnezRDWM/ ijwAnR+6hYKU+Sh7F2MUcbf39zXExFH8 =B1DW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail-1-581574426--