Re: VPN over netfilter NAT

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On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 09:09:55AM -0400, Peter Marshall wrote:

> What most of the docs are refering to with "No NAT" is that for most vpn
> servers, you can not have the VPN server on an internal IP address .... it
> has to have a public address.
> 

I don't know if you've looked at pptpproxy. I use it very often and it works
great for me.

You can find more info aon this site:

http://www.mgix.com/pptpproxy/

Greetz,

Michel
> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alexandros Papadopoulos" <apapadop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 7:36 AM
> Subject: VPN over netfilter NAT
> 
> 
> I stumbled across
> http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/linux-adv/vpn-linux.htm today, which
> states that "NAT breaks VPNs".
> 
> Is this just an over-simplifying statement that really means "if you're
> reading this, then don't even try setting up a NAT-traversing VPN"?
> 
> This is exactly what I'm planning to do; I've got my mind set on having
> the two VPN endpoints inside two NATed networks, both managed by
> respective dedicated linux boxes running only netfilter.
> 
> If that is indeed possible (and doable for a first timer), could anyone
> provide some relevant pointers to documentation?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> -A
> 

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