Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:51:58 -0500 From: "Bara Zani" <bara_zani@yahoo.com> To: "BSD Freak" <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: VPN tunnels using gif interface Message-ID: <085e01c1cec7$218a4c90$fd6e34c6@moti> References: <2247e79224e222.224e2222247e79@mbox.com.au>
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http://www.itga.com.au/~gnb/vpn/pptp-serv.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "BSD Freak" <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> To: "Jim Durham" <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>; "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:16 PM Subject: Re: VPN tunnels using gif interface > I don't quite understand how you use Windows VPN clients (I am asuming > you mean PPTP) to connect to mpd. The pkg-descr for mpd is as follows: > > ..."Mpd is a user-mode implementation of the PPP protocol for FreeBSD. > It supports several of the numerous PPP sub-protocols and extensions, > such as: > > Multi-link PPP capability > PAP, CHAP, and MS-CHAP authentication > DES encryption "... > > > It says nothing of PPTP. If uo have manged to get it going with PPTP > clients I would be very grateful if you could supply me with the basic > details and some sample configs. I would be happy to write the HOWTO and > post it for everyone else....... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> > Date: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:47 am > Subject: Re: VPN tunnels using gif interface > > > On Tuesday 12 March 2002 12:55 am, BSD Freak wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I hope you all having a good day...... > > > > > > Well I've got a bit of a dilemma.... I have setup FreeBSD as a > > > IPSEC/gif tunnel VPN gateway between multiple sites but now I need > > > to have travelling Windoze and Linux laptops to be able to tunnel > > > into the corporate network. So far I have been doing this with an > > > NT box behind the gateway running a PPTP server but I really want > > > to decomission this silly old thing. I have googled all round the > > > place but not found any thing regarding the possibility of > > > estabilishing a gif tunnel with my FreeBSD gateway from Windoze or > > > Linux clients, surely this must be possible? I have even got > > > transport mode IPSEC working from Windoze laptops so a gif tunnel > > > is my last step for a perfect FreeBSD VPN solution. Is this > > > possible? If not what other options do I have for getting > > > travelling laptops onto our corporate network (and SSH port > > > forwarding is not an option). > > > > > > > I have a similar situation, 2 sites on either side of the country > > and > > lots of remote users with Windows boxes. > > > > I run 'mpd' from the ports collection and use the Windows client's > > VPN to connect to it. Works very nicely. > > > > To connect between the 2 offices, I use IPSEC and 'raccoon' to > > exchange keys between 2 FreeBSD machines. I also can do IPSEC > > between > > my machine at home and the office. > > > > Using mpd and samba2.2, VPN users can see the whole 'Network > > Neighborhood' from any location (well, unless they block ports like > > a > > current venue our guys are working 8-) ) . They can "log in" ( or > > "log on" as M$ is fond of saying..gotta be different!) to the > > NetBios > > network and browse and drag and drop to their little heart's content. > > > > I've had enough enquiries about this stuff that I'm considering > > setting up a web page with some HowTos. Just need the time! > > > > -Jim Durham > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Never lose a fax again, receive faxes to your personal email account! > Visit http://www.mbox.com.au/fax > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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