hi martin, thanks a lot for your advice..maybe this is the best alternative at all. cool!
bsd rocks! cheers, kintaro0e ----- Original Message ---- From: Martin Gignac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: kintaro oe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: misc@openbsd.org Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:18:34 PM Subject: Re: ipsec vpn: freebsd and openbsd IPsec is based on standards (RFCs) while OpenVPN is not (it is based on "standard" SSL, though). I guess the best way to make your mind up is to actually go to the OpenVPN web site (http://openvpn.net/) and read up on it. There's some good info there. Also, a visit on Google with keywords "openvpn ipsec comparison" or "openvpn vs ipsec" should return some good info. Both approaches achieve the same goal (a secure, tunneled VPN) in quite different ways. In the past I have found OpenVPN to be quite easy to use when setting up machines with different OSes at both ends (I've done Linux <--> FreeBSD and Windows <--> FreeBSD VPNs with OpenVPN). I would say that one of the advantages of OpenVPN over IPsec when using different OSes is that configuration is pretty much identical (or at least close to it) independent of the OS you're using, so if you're planning to make many VPNs between all kinds of OSes it could be a good alternative. Read up on it and decide for yourself. I find it to be quite an interesting product. On 10/3/06, kintaro oe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hey guys, > > thanks a lot of the advice. hhmmmm..It seems the alternative is > openvpn..but whats the difference between them (openvpn and ipsec)?both are > secure..but dont know the reliability and stability. any advice then? thanks! > cheers, -Martin -- "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them." --Bill Vaughan
