VPN connection question

[Gary Jarrel]

To be honest, I do not use the Network Manager for VPN connections. So
if it's noty vital for you and you can get away with using PPTP then I
would recommend pptpconfig.

I've got about 20 VPN connections set up using pptpconfig to various
offices, and whenever I'm on the road I can connect to any one of
them, and then if need be remote into any machine on the network.

The catch is that PPTP is a Microsoft protocol, hence you would need a
Windows 2003 box behind your Linksys firewall, and this box needs to
be configured for routing and remote access! If this is the case, then
you can just port forward the Linksys router to the Windows box and
establish a connection via PPTP. I find this is the easiest!

IPSec in general tends to be harder to set up! If the PPTP option is
not satisfactory for you, let me know, as I have one office set up
with an IPSec router and I maybe able to give it a go via Network
Manager.

Cheers,

Gary

On 9/26/07, Patton Echols <p.echols at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 09/25/2007 07:28 PM, Gary Jarrel wrote:
> > What kind of a VPN are you trying to set up a PPTP or a IPSec? From
> > your description I can gather that it's a IPSec but you are also
> > mentioning PPTP tunneling?
> >
>
> Uhhh, yes?  I understand the theory, but not the details.
>
> The router says it supports both.  What I want is a tunnel of some
> description that will allow me access to the office network so that I
> can remote into my office computer.
>
> As I said, the router claims that PPTP and IPSec are "enabled" Looking
> at the Network Manager PPTP plugin, it asks for information that I can't
> gather from the router (and the router does not allow me to change) None
> of the other plugins seem to ask for the info that I can set.
>
> > Gary
> >
> > On 9/26/07, Patton Echols <p.echols at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I am attempting to set up VPN ability from my laptop to my office network.
> >>
> >> Laptop : Runs Ubuntu Feisty, Network Manager 0.6.4 with
> >> network-manager-openvpn, network-manager-pptp and network-manager-vpnc
> >> plugins installed.
> >>
> >> Office Network: Serverless peer network behind a Linksys BEFSX41 Router
> >> (firmware version 1.52.15)
> >>
> >> The router has settings to enable IPSec, PPPoE and PPTP.  All are enabled.
> >> Encryption is set to 3DES and Authentication is MD5
> >> Key Management is set to "Auto (IKE)", PFS enabled and there is a
> >> Pre-Shared Key set.
> >>
> >> In trying to set up a VPN in Network Manager, I don't see options that
> >> look like any of these, or any of the other options.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know what settings I should feed to which plugin?
> >> Anyone know if there is another plugin I need - and where to get it?
> >> Anyone have experience with this router and able to get it to work?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all thoughts.
> >>
> >>
> >> BTW, if your suggestion is to ask the office network admin, I am the
> >> owner, laborer, chief cook and bottle-washer . . .and all that we have
> >> for an admin.
> >>
> >> Thanks again,
> >>
> >> Patton
> >>
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