[NTLUG:Discuss] OT - possible silly question

[Fred James]

Chris Cox wrote:

>Fred James wrote:
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>>All
>>I have an XP box on my home network that I use to access the corporate 
>>VPN - long story.
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>>Everything else I run is Linux, and the tools (for UNIX anyway) are much 
>>better there.
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>>Can I use a Linux box and piggy back on the VPN?  Not really sure I am 
>>saying that well.
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>I'm guessing... you have a Windows box that is VPN'd and you'd like
>to use that as a gateway for your Linux host (so it can use the VPN)?
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>Right?
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>It is a whole lot easier to setup the other way around.  What VPN
>solution are you using?  I use Cisco using the open source
>client.  It's possible with that using Linux as the gateway.
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All
That is why I thought it might be a silly question - but thank you for 
answering.  The VPN client on the XP box is permitted - nay, it is the 
new, enforced standard.  The VPN client on the Linux box is forbidden 
(corporate stuff).  Oh, well - it was just a thought.
Regards
Fred James