Re: VPN software

[Adam Jaskiewicz <ajjaskie@xxxxxxx>]

I set up a VPN for someone using the VPN stuff built in to Windows. I would have 
to say it is much much MUCH more difficult than a similar setup under Linux. It 
works, though. XP Pro has VPN server and client built in. Dunno bout home. Maybe 
it has the client, but I doubt it would have the server.

Adam Shirey wrote:
> Does anyone know of halfway decent VPN software that's not a pain to
> setup? (I'm looking for a Windows VPN primarily, but Linux also would be
> good.)
>
> SF.net has OpenVPN that looks pretty good, but I've not got it working
> properly. The remote host to which I was trying to establish a connection
> could ping me using the VPN IP (10.0.0.27), but I couldn't ping him
> (10.0.0.13). I am behind a router, though I would think that it would be
> the other way around - me pinging him but not him to me. Furthermore,
> Windows' ipconfig shows my LAN IP but nothing about the VPN.
>
> If anyone knows much about OpenVPN or has recommendations on VPN software
> that is easy to setup, I'd appreciate it.
>
>
>
> -Adam
> dingostick.com


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