vpn

[Eric Crist]

On Oct 18, 2004, at 3:28 PM, alexus wrote:

> Jason
>
> Thank you for prompt replay, however I need to be able to use an 
> existing
> client that comes with windows 2000/xp to connect to freebsd, I can not
> install any software on client side (that's a requirements).
>
> A side to side vpn configuration doesn't require any software to be
> installed on your freebsd server, I guess I would need to install 
> something
> to accept pptp/l2tp connections, but that should be it..
>
>
> Thakns in advance
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheets, Jason (OZ CEEDR) [mailto:jason.sheets at hp.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:07 PM
> To: Dmitry Chorine
> Subject: RE: vpn
>
> I'd use OpenVPN, it is cross platform and available on Windows and 
> BSD/Linux
> for free because it is open source - http://openvpn.sf.net.
>
> Unfortunately when you want to be secure you are probably going to 
> need to
> install some software.
>
> Jason
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
>> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Dmitry Chorine
>> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:56 PM
>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>> Subject: vpn
>> Importance: High
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I need to be able to connect to my FreeBSD server using VPN client
> that
>> comes with Windows 2000/XP.
>>
>> 1) I would like to be able to surf internet but I don't want others to
>> see my real public IP, only public IP of my FreeBSD server.
>> 2) Is it possible to use only software part that comes with FreeBSD
>> itself? Without installing any 3rd party applications even from ports?
>> (like I found in handbook how to do side-to-side vpn) but I need to be
>> able to "dial-in" using windows's client.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance

Have a look at the mpd port is /usr/ports/net/mpd.  I use this myself, 
and it seems to suffice.  One problem - it, or something involved with 
it, is causing my system to reboot every day.  Still haven't figured 
this problem out.

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Eric F Crist
Secure Computing Networks
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