VPN choices?

[Dave B]

> > On Mar 13, 2014, at 10:08, Dave B <g8kbvdave at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All.
> > 
> > A question for the collective.   I'm asking here, as I trust the opinions of the 
> > assembled masses, over some other (perhaps) more appropriated lists.
> > 
> > Anyway...
> > 
> > I have a need for a simple VPN, to tunnel TCP and UDP trafic.   It's the UDP 
> > requiement that's stumping me at present.
> > 
> 
> 
> I found this useful in setting up a VPN:
> 
> https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?&t=26755

Thanks Peter, I keep forgetting the web forums, as I hate them with a 
vengance!  (Another story, another time.)

Intetesting thread though, not sure how relevant it is to a Windows client, as all 
that was talking about iOS and other wierdness.    My DSL router supports L2TP 
VPN's, but Windows will not complete the connection process.  They see each 
other just fine, but looking at the router's log's, there is a version mismatch 
somewhere, so they can't agree on a protocol etc.   (That idea was suggested 
by the office IT types!)

Would the generic kernel in 9.2 include the "patches" called out in "Post #82".
(dead link btw.)


But, I wonder...  If I go that route, rather than recompiling the kernel to 
support ipsec etc, if  "/boot/loader.conf"  can be used, in the same way I've 
enabled PPS support for the NTPD process, in 9.2

"pps_load=yes"

At least I can do system updates without needing to rebuild the kernel each 
time.

(Looking in loader defaults, I can't see anything related to what could be 
needed.  Oh well...)

More reading to do, but I'm "read out" just now.

Thanks again.

Dave B.