[SoCoSA/discuss] VPN networks

[Walter Hansen]

Replying to both posts at once.

That is funny, I think we have the same netgear routers. I just looked at
the untangle options and will read more throughout the day (putting out
some fires at the moment/not literally).

I have a couple servers that are currently on Open Swan for *ix <-> *ix
vpn. It's a pain to set up but works great once it is. I don't think that
would work well for typical windows networking. But there may be other
solutions I haven't thought of.

I watched the 5 minute untangle video and it looked very good, but it
might be a little much for our needs. OpenVPN by itself may suit us better
although that video had me drooling. The untangle guy should do a
presentation for the group! Little graphs are great and the untangle
system looks very well suited for simple server/gateway features.

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> I must say that I've been looking into this myself. I haven't tried
> implementing OpenVPN as of yet, but I am seriously considering
> replacing my Netgear firewall/vpn router with a box with Untangled
> installed.
>
> I've attempted to get my Netgear to work with VPN (ProSafe FVS318 I
> think) with their software (that you have to buy - $50 per PC), but
> was unable to get it to work despite hours of working on it and
> getting some outside help. Since it was only a few hundred dollars
> more, and Untangled already included the OpenVPN solution (plus a
> deluge of other features), I'll be using Untagle very shortly. Or at
> least as soon as I can find a box I want to put it on :)
>
> I wish I could be more helpful, but I just haven't worked with VPN
> much other than Cisco firewalls.
>
> If you don't mind please let us know whatever you choose to do and
> what your experience is with that solution.
>
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