VPN connection question
Patton Echols
p.echols at comcast.net
Wed Sep 26 22:39:37 UTC 2007
On 09/26/2007 10:42 AM, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/25/2007 10:08 PM, Patton Echols wrote:
>
>> On 09/25/2007 09:34 PM, Gary Jarrel wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>> Well, I'd rather continue using NM. Unless I can use NM to set up the
>> wireless connection and some other method to create the tunnel. If so,
>> I saw an article on the openswan website that makes an IPSec connection
>> look possible.
>>
>>
>
> Does NM support IPsec well?
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-vpnc/+bug/92570
>
Well, That's the question isn't it? When i try to set up the plugin for
vpnc it asks for a Groupname, user password, group password. The
router does not allow you to set these combos. The only user name
appears in the "Advanced" (optional?) section. and there is no setting
at all for "Password." Just the pre-shared key.
If I knew what the vpnc plugin was looking for, I'd try and fill in the
blanks, since if you read the bug, there are numerous references to IPSec.
> You might have a look at kvpnc as a front-end for openswan or racoon
> instead.
>
> http://home.gna.org/kvpnc/en/index.html
>
Ok, so it looks like I could do that. couple of questions:
Since this is a KDE thing, will it run on Gnome desktop w/o breaking
other things?
Normally, what I need for my roaming laptop is to be able to access the
net from various places, Home and Work are both WPA enabled wifi, and
other open networks. N.M. handles it all quite well. (if not perfect -
but that's another thread). Would I be able to still use NM to
establish the basic connectivity - - and then use kvpnc to set up the
tunnel? Or do I have to replace NM with something else? The latter
would not be my first choice.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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