On Tuesday 24 August 2004 13:21, Shawn Grover wrote:
> The target server is a Win2003 VPN server.  I'm not sure what MS put in
> there in way of VPN, guess I'll have to research this a bit more.

This will be IPSec.  I'd bet money on it.  This is good, both in terms of 
security as well as support/interoperability.

> I understood the IPCop VPN configuration to be for connecting at the
> firewall level - is this wrong?.  I'm only looking for a workstation

IPcop supports site to site VPNS, as well as being the site in a client to 
site topology.  I was thinking that if you had a home network, you might as 
well just set it up as a site, and do a site to site connection.  That 
obviously doesn't always work, and it sounds like yours is a case where it 
won't.

> connection to a remote network.  The remote network is already configured
> to accept VPN traffic.  Isn't it possible to set up a VPN Client utility
> for this?  Are there any available? or are they part of the Openswan type
> packages?  (Or am I stuck with an MS frame of mind that is not quite
> correct?)

Slow down...  :)  How about yes, yes, yes, and (no).  :)  These are generally 
called road warrior connections in the OSS world.  I've never heard it used 
in the closed source side of things, though admittedly, I don't really 
follow/care about that side either.

Start with these.  Some will be irrelevant, depending on weather you 
authenticate with an IP/Shared Password combo, or if you use a certificate.

http://www.natecarlson.com/linux/ipsec-x509.php
http://www.metz.supelec.fr/metz/personnel/sabatier_fab/grid/roadwarrior.html
http://www.fw-1.de/aerasec/ng/vpn-freeswan/CP-FW1-NG+Linux-FreeSWAN-RoadWarrior.html

Hope that helps...
Kev.

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