RE: [Sheflug] Firewalls

["David Morris" <nospam [at] allvac.co.uk>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sheflug-bounce@vuw.ac.nz [mailto:sheflug-bounce [at] vuw.ac.nz]On
> Behalf Of home [at] alexhudson.com
> Sent: 06 August 2001 14:37
> To: Sheflug
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Firewalls
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 02:14:15PM +0100, David Morris wrote:
> > Ideally, I'd like to implement IPSec to create an encrypted
> VPN between
> > home and work if possible
>
> You can use FreeS/WAN, but installing it is a cow and it's
> horrible to use.

Having just looked at some of the stuff on freeswan.org (or whatever), I see
what you mean! It's a pity, because it looks like it would offer everything
I'm after.

>
> I've used vpnd before (check on freshmeat.net), and I've
> found it works
> great - very easy to set up too.

Looked at that as well. I'm partly thinking about future uses, so I may
ultimately be relegating the PIX somewhat and equipping roaming users with
the capability to tunnel through the firewall, so IPSec would be a better
option all around for the company (bearing in mind that most of our remote
users use Winxx laptops).


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David Morris
work: david [at] allvac.co.uk
home: david [at] brassedoff.net
http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk

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