On Sat, 8 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Virtual Networking between Debian and Microsoft Windows systems
Have a look at www.freeswan.org. It is an IPSec implementation for Linux, which works great on debian. Win2000 also supports IPSec, and I remember reading some emails on the linux-ipsec mailing list reporting success in connecting a linux+freeswan box to a win2K one. It will take some effort on your part, some fiddling with kernel patches and configuration files in linux, getting the service pack adding 3DES support to IPSec under win2K (the one shipped by default is insecure and freeswan will refuse to interoperate with it) and learning how to configure the win2K part, but there are three big advantages: 1) it can be done (somebody did it already) 2) you can easily find somebody which can help you 3) you would be using a standard protocol, which is neither MS nor linux specific Just my .002 euro... Bye Giacomo -- _________________________________________________________________ Giacomo Mulas <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI Str. 54, Loc. Poggio dei Pini * 09012 Capoterra (CA) Tel.: +39 070 71180 216 Fax : +39 070 71180 222 _________________________________________________________________ "When the storms are raging around you, stay right where you are" (Freddy Mercury) _________________________________________________________________