[KLUG Members] A Cross Platform VPN Solution? OpenVPN

[Bruce Smith]

> > > Has any used OpenVPN?  It seems to have support in Linux, OS/X, and
> > > WinY2k/Xpee.
> > > http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/install32.html
> > > Could this finally be a cross-platform VPN solution that doesn't suck
> > > (i.e. ipSec)?
> > I've never used it, but it's included in the new Devil Linux.  (along
> > with PPTP, FreeS/WAN, CIPE & a bunch of other VPN's I've never heard of)
> > </Devil Linux plug :>
> 
> Wow, is there anything Devil Linux doesn't support?  

It doesn't support X.  :-)

But it has a ton of servers available, including some packages that
should never even get near a firewall, IMO.  (i.e. Samba)  Which gives
me the impression that people use DL for other services than just a
firewall/router.

It is certainly possible to connect a [optional!] hard drive to DL (it
even has XFS & SCSI support in the kernel).  And included packages like
squid, postfix, vsftpd, Cyrus IMAP, Samba, ... lead me to believe this
may be a common practices for some DL users.

Here's another package included in DL that sounds VPN'ish, FWIW:
   http://vtun.sourceforge.net/   (I know nothing about it either)

> I'd hate to be the guy who tried to write a configurator for that thing. :)

It has a long way to go, for sure!  :-)

The next release should have a basic configuration that will setup
everything needed for a basic broadband (ethernet based) firewall. 
Anything more requires manual configuration of the desired software.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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