<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-15" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hi there, there has been lot of discussion considering VPN with GUI and maybe with somekind of wizard. IPsec is really not the best solution for the secure remote connection to home or office networks. It has far too many problems with different networks and wireles lan roaming is not even good one. We have OpenVPN in use here at office with wireless lan networks and it works just fine and if you but the ifplugd in use too then it is even better. By the way everyone here uses Linux so it is even more easier for us to build secure remote connections. IPsec is somekind of standard for the remote connections but do we really have to stay with standards which are not well done and include too many flaws built-in if we can get better working solutions with some other software ? Sometimes fighting with the windmills is a better solution. Trust me, we here at Stinghorn work on this area for living. We have solved our customers remote problems with L2TP and IPsec combination which enables them to use internal Windows software for the connections. This way they save time 'cause they dont have to install any VPN client software which blows up the system when you install personal firewall into the same computer. NAT-T must be taken into consideration when implementing GUI/wizard to Ubuntu Linux. best regards, Markus <div class="moz-signature">-- <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="GtkHTML/3.0.10"> ______________________________________________________________________ Markus Räipiö Chief Executive Officer Stinghorn P.O. Box 212 FIN - 53101 LAPPEENRANTA FINLAND Visiting Address: Elimäenkatu 12-16 6B, FIN-00510 HELSINKI tel: +358 (0)201 442 550 fax: +358 (0)201 442 559 gsm: +358 (0)40 503 8813 email: <a href="mailto:markus.raipio@stinghorn.com">markus.raipio@stinghorn.com</a> web: <a href="http://www.stinghorn.com">http://www.stinghorn.com</a> ______________________________________________________________________ <pre><tt>This message and any attachment is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately. Thank You. Security Warning: Please note that this e-mail has been created in the knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free.</tt></pre> </div> </body> </html>