Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 12:59:37 PM, Anne Carasik (Anne) wrote: Anne> A true VPN is something like IPSec. SSH and SSL only tunnel TCP-based Anne> traffic (at least that's what they are supposed to do). If you want a Anne> true VPN, do not use SSH or SSL.
Anne> IPSec is a good choice, but there are other VPN apps around Anne> including CIPE, VTUN, and TINC. YMMV.. Anne> Check out "Building Linux VPNs" book by Kolesnikov and Hatch-- Anne> that would be your best best. Anne> I personally like IPSec because it's fairly standardized, but Anne> again YMMV :) The VPN howto shows how to use ssh to make a true VPN. It involves ppp, not ssh's port forwarding. Unfortunately, the howto is very dated, and it relies on a software package that is very difficult to find. ------------------------------------------------------ | Eddie J Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]|m00.net]> | | AIM: Uncaring Eyes ICQ: 35576339 YHOO: edmcman2 | | "We Trills have an expression -- at forty, you | | think you know everything. At four hundred you | | realize you know nothing." - Dax, Startrek DS9 | ------------------------------------------------------
