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Article #97Re: VPN Query
From: Gijs de Wachter
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:16
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:16
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I use Yavipin (http://yavipin.sourceforge.net/). It works quite good. It uses the tunnel module from the Linux kernel (2.4.x). If a connection dies it will come back automatically. Over a 128kbit line I get a transfer rate of 12KB/sec One of the drawbacks is that Yavipind starts some (user defined) scripts that never die, so after some time there will be many zombie processes. Gijs Codswallop wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm looking at implementing a VPN server on my Linux box so my friends and > I can use our cable Internet connections to play LAN games as if we were > on the one network. > > We all use Win2K/XP for the gaming boxes so the VPN must support that. I > also want to be able to interact with the VPNed PCs as if they were > locally on the network (but I don't want them to use my Internet > connection so it doesn't get bogged down). > > My current setup is pretty basic, the Linux box Masq/NATs the 3 or 4 PCs > sitting behind it, and runs a DHCPd so people can bring their > PCs/notebooks around if they desire and immediately access the network. > This is all running fine as far as I can tell. > > The server (Slackware 8, kernel is 2.4.18 using iptables) denies all > incoming connections (on all ports), and only allows incoming connections > if they're replies to requests which originated from within the network. > > I tried downloading PoPToP's pptpd and installing that, but I was told the > connections are currently in use or something when trying to start the > daemon. A friend has since told me I'll need to recompile the kernel with > GRE, Tunnel and PPP support, but since I have quite a few problems > recompiling the kernel (lots of symbolic links and usually spits out error > 1 or 2 and I give up and do something else) I would prefer an easier way > out. > > If PoPToP pptpd is not the best (read: easiest) solution for me, can you > guys please suggest one that is? Note that I usually telnet into the > server to administer it rather than sitting locally at it using X. So > something terminal (or even web-based if possible) would be nice. > > Most of the tutorials I've been able to find haven't been very helpful > (IMO), either that or they weren't quite what I was after. > > Thanks in advance for your help guys. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f906c,e1c1bd8f325e7a4f X-Google-Attributes: gidf906c,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,e1c1bd8f325e7a4f X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: 10669a,e1c1bd8f325e7a4f X-Google-Attributes: gid10669a,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-29 11:16:42 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!news-x2.support.nl!surfnet.nl!news.nl.linux.org!humbolt.nl.linux.org!transit.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail From: Gijs de Wachter <gwachter@xs4all.nl> Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.slackware,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.networking Subject: Re: VPN Query Followup-To: alt.os.linux.slackware Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:16:09 +0200 Organization: XS4ALL Internet BV Lines: 51 Message-ID: <aklodk$jql$1@news1.xs4all.nl> References: <Xns9276A151E2952guess@139.132.1.9> NNTP-Posting-Host: gwachter.xs4all.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Trace: news1.xs4all.nl 1030644980 20309 213.84.251.98 (29 Aug 2002 18:16:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: 29 Aug 2002 18:16:20 GMT User-Agent: KNode/0.7.1