[NTLUG:Discuss] linux vpn question

Monty Shinn montys at videopost.com
Thu Feb 8 20:18:00 CST 2007


Greetings.

I am needing to link 2 offices together with a vpn solution.  I would prefer to use IPCOP, but I am not sure how to implement what I need, or if it is robust enough.

Unfortuantely, I have never implemented a vpn before, and all the information I have found on the web has not gone deep enough, or detailed enough to help.

Can anyone guide me to a good howto or other explanation on setting up a vpn, beyond what the ipcop and similar websites have to offer?

Basically, I need to know how to set up the routing on both the "left" and "right" side of the vpn, and if I need any Ipsec software installed on the client computers.  I am trying to set up a net-to-net configuration.

For instance, the local oracle server sits at ip address >>x.x.x.3<<.  The local (green) ipcop ip address is >>x.x.x.4<<.  On the remote side, the ipcop local (green) ip address will be >>y.y.y.5<<.  I can't find any information on how to set up a route where a remote client computer can point to >>y.y.y.5<< and all ports be seamlessly routed directly to >>x.x.x.3<< inside an encrypted vpn tunnel.  It doesn't look like ipcop's port forwarding applies to vpns.

I only want the traffic associated with the oracle database (ODBC) and samba mount to be sent through the vpn tunnel.

Please forgive the obvious newbie nature of my questions and examples.

Many thanks in advance,

Monty



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