On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 15:35, Sunny Shum wrote: > Hello, > > I am a newbie to the VPN setup. Currently, my company has a Windows 2003 > server behind a firewall (running iptables on RedHat 9). I need to setup > VPN for a few executives so they can access the servers from home or on the > road. I did some research and came to 3 options: > > 1. Run the VPN from the Windows 2003 server don't do this. > 2. OpenVPN this is a nice option--not super scalable though. > 3. OpenSWAN or StrongSWAN i prefer open to strong, FWIW. > My questions are: > > 1. Is this the right place to ask questions regarding VPN, since this is > mainly an iptables-related list? not really. > If not, can someone direct me to a > forum/list which will be helpful? I really enjoy the information provide > from this list members. start by reading: http://wiki.openswan.org/index.php/FAQ then look through the archives/join: http://lists.openswan.org/mailman/listinfo/users > 2. If I choose option #2 or #3 above, how to set it up? I read the HOWTO > documents, but I am not sure where I should install the server side of the > VPN. Do I install it on the firewall box? Or the Windows 2003 box? the firewall box would be a more logical choice, IMHO. -j -- Jason Opperisano <opie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
