From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Opperisano Subject: Re: VPN question Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:58:06 -0400 Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Message-ID: <1097092686.5757.15.camel@wolfpack.ljm.dom> References: <200410061936.i96Ja0rZ014727@melmac.stargate.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200410061936.i96Ja0rZ014727@melmac.stargate.ca> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 15:35, Sunny Shum wrote: > Hello, > > I am a newbie to the VPN setup. Currently, my company has a Windows 2003 > server behind a firewall (running iptables on RedHat 9). I need to setup > VPN for a few executives so they can access the servers from home or on the > road. I did some research and came to 3 options: > > 1. Run the VPN from the Windows 2003 server don't do this. > 2. OpenVPN this is a nice option--not super scalable though. > 3. OpenSWAN or StrongSWAN i prefer open to strong, FWIW. > My questions are: > > 1. Is this the right place to ask questions regarding VPN, since this is > mainly an iptables-related list? not really. > If not, can someone direct me to a > forum/list which will be helpful? I really enjoy the information provide > from this list members. start by reading: http://wiki.openswan.org/index.php/FAQ then look through the archives/join: http://lists.openswan.org/mailman/listinfo/users > 2. If I choose option #2 or #3 above, how to set it up? I read the HOWTO > documents, but I am not sure where I should install the server side of the > VPN. Do I install it on the firewall box? Or the Windows 2003 box? the firewall box would be a more logical choice, IMHO. -j -- Jason Opperisano