[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenVPN

[Kenneth Loafman]

severian at pobox.com wrote:
> Howdy,
>   I think I've given up on FreeSWAN.  Has anyone here tried OpenVPN?  It 
> looks like the one I'll try next.  Any comments?  If I can't get it 
> going this weekend, I may be looking to hire someone for a few hours who 
> can help.  That's not close to a full time job, so I am not sure if that 
> posting should go here or in the NTLUG jobs list.  But, I'll worry about 
> that this weekend, if I need it.
> Good day,
> Ralph


What problems are you having with FreeSWAN??  I'm about to tackle that 
myself, but first I have to gen a new kernel and apply the patches that 
it needs, so I'm still at the planning phase at this point.

Been looking at FreeSWAN vs OpenVPN and OpenVPN looks to be a more user 
friendly setup that runs in user space instead of OS space.  Plus, it 
looks like the Windows side is easier to set up.

Someone care to share personal experience with either one?

My goals are (different right/left channels):
   1) dev-to-net so we can let road-warrior developers in
   2) user-to-net so we can let road-warrior users in
   3) subnet-to-subnet so we can share with a sister company

So security and isolation are parts of my goals.  FreeSWAN has multiple 
channels in one config, and I'm not seeing that on OpenVPN.  Maybe I'm 
missing a part.

...Ken