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In article <65ii8n$86p$4@wyrm.its.uow.edu.au>,
	gpc01@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au (Graham Philip Crowe) writes:
> I am assuming that you mean a private network that can access the internet
> via a linux masqerading gateway??
> 
> If this is true then it is fairly easy, just set up your local network as say
> the 192.133.168.0 subnet and set the linux box as 192.133.168.1. Set up all
> the other machines to use this as their default gateway (windows, linux, MacOS
> etc). Then go to the masquerading FAQ (I can mail this to you if you aint got
> it) and set up your masquerading firewall from their example file. This will
> require a kernel recompile if you haven't compiled in firewalls and masquerading
> already. (you need a 2.0.?? kernel at least)

I think the original question refered to the ability to tunnel encypted 
packets through the public network. Sites on the public network encypt and
decrypt IP on the fly and so machines behind the encyption (and firewalls)
form a virtual network.

Sun, along with others, sell software to implement this for tens of thousands
of dollars. However, because of the regulatory situation in the US it can 
only be sold to the DoD and designated DoD contractors.

I do not know of a package for Linux or any free software implementing this
capability. I suspect the difficulties are legal / political rather than
technical, although the technical challenges are there.

I'm also interested in any answer to this question that may be presented.

Cheers

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