[Cialug] Windoze -> Linux VPN

[Zachary Kotlarek]

On Jun 10, 2010, at 3:31 PM, L. V. Lammert wrote:

> Would likewindow to setup a VPN between four to six remote users and a
> Linux server (OpenSuSE).
> 
> Instaleld at pptpd & removed it - flashback to the 1980s! Installed
> OpenVPN, but it seems designed for 'nailed' connections (i.e. static). I
> recall doing some demos with it many years ago, but it does not seem like
> a KISS solution.
> 
> What's the simplest way to setup a VPN between Windoze clients & a Linux
> server? The clients will all be remote machines, so each would be a
> unique termination point.


IPSec + L2TP. Supported by the native Windows and OS X VPN tools, not much extra setup beyond raw IPSec. I use OpenSwan + xl2tpd, but there are lots of ways to get there.

http://www.openswan.org/
http://www.xelerance.com/software/xl2tpd/

	Zach

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