Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:35:15 -0600 From: Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.littleton.co.us> To: Harry Woodward-Clarke <Harry.Woodward-Clarke@S1.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, lol@ficsgrp.com Subject: Re: advice sought - ISDN & VPN Message-ID: <200006200635.e5K6ZF196469@fedde.littleton.co.us> In-Reply-To: <394EFC25.8207FB2@S1.com>
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On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 05:07:49 +0000 Harry Woodward-Clarke wrote:
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| Hi guys,
|
| So, to recap:
|
| - multiple ShivaVPN Client PCs using Windows9x/NT4/2K
| - ISDN modem connected to the Internet via Telstra BigPond Direct
| - ShivaVPN Server in the USA
|
| To the experienced FreeBSD SysAdmins: how would you do this? What sort
| of configuration, both hardware and software, would you include in this
| mix? Would IPfilter be useful here? Perhaps a Firewall product?
|
| Any comments, suggestions gratefully taken on board.
|
| Thanks and kind regards,
|
| Harry
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You could certenly use FreeBSD as a router at the client end. With
the right TA it can easily provide the on demand connection at the
local ISP and act as a reasonable packet filter and NAT router.
But there are many ISDN dial routers that can do all this functionality
on their own. Also FreeBSD will not support ShivaVPN unless this
is really some version of a standard VPN technology such as PPTP.
There may not be a good argument to deploy FreeBSD in this mix
unless there are other needs beyond simply protecting a Windows
lan with a packet filter.
I'd want more info about budget constraints and other restrictions
before finalizing on a solution.
--
Chris Fedde
303 773 9134
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