[WBEL-users] Virtual Private Network and WBEL

Fri, 28 May 2004 06:04:53 -0500

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> > Has anybody already done this with WBEL ?
> > What protocol did you use (PPtP, IPsec, SSH and PPP) ?
> > Which way to realise it is the more secure ?
> 
> Probably the easiest setup VPN for linux is openvpn which is based on 
> SSL over UDP encapsulating IP.  (http://openvpn.sf.net)  You don't have 
> the performance problems of TCP over TCP protocols like PPP over SSH. 
> Also, fyi, PPtP is trivially crackable, I woudn't use it for anything 
> where security matters.
> 
>    Ed
> 
> >  
> > I read the VPN howto and VPN masquerading howto but didn't find the 
> > method to do it with 2.4 or higher kernel. Is there any howto for these 
> > kernel?
> 
> Check the openvpn site.
> 

I haven't used openvpn with WBEL, but there is a guy who set it up (and
has posted a guide) at LinuxHelp.net (where I am an admin).  Here is a
link:

http://www.linuxhelp.ca/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=3214

There is one part of the guide that says you have to recompile the
kernel to get bridge and tun modules ... but you can just install the
kernel-unsupported package instead.

-Johnny Hughes
http://www.hughesjr.com

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<PRE>&gt; Has anybody already done this with WBEL ?
&gt; What protocol did you use (PPtP, IPsec, SSH and PPP) ?
&gt; Which way to realise it is the more secure ?

Probably the easiest setup VPN for linux is openvpn which is based on 
SSL over UDP encapsulating IP. (<A HREF="http://openvpn.sf.net">http://openvpn.sf.net</A>) You don't have 
the performance problems of TCP over TCP protocols like PPP over SSH. 
Also, fyi, PPtP is trivially crackable, I woudn't use it for anything 
where security matters.

   Ed

&gt;  
&gt; I read the VPN howto and VPN masquerading howto but didn't find the 
&gt; method to do it with 2.4 or higher kernel. Is there any howto for these 
&gt; kernel?

Check the openvpn site.
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I haven't used openvpn with WBEL, but there is a guy who set it up (and has posted a guide) at <B>LinuxHelp.net</B> (where I am an admin).&nbsp; Here is a link:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxhelp.ca/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=3214">http://www.linuxhelp.ca/forums/index.php?act=ST&amp;f=15&amp;t=3214</A><BR>
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There is one part of the guide that says you have to recompile the kernel to get <B>bridge</B> and <B>tun</B> modules ... but you can just install the kernel-unsupported package instead.<BR>
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-Johnny Hughes<BR>
http://www.hughesjr.com
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