RE: [WinMac] VPN for Mac and PC's
Subject: RE: [WinMac] VPN for Mac and PC's
From: Wilcox, Curtis (cwilcox[at]esm.rochester.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 17:52:16 EDT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Antony N. Lord [mailto:antonylord@mac.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:41 AM
> To: WinMac Mailing List
> Subject: [WinMac] VPN for Mac and PC's
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> I've got a home LAN here that is about to go (partially) wireless and
> I'd like to create a VPN (especially as there will be a large
> "freenet" wireless network node going in soon too.)
>
> Any recommendations for something cross platform (Win2K, WinXP, OS9,
> OSX) that's robust, reliable, simple and doesn't cost a fortune...
At this point you have to use PPTP (maybe IPSec in the future) and you'll
need something on your wired network to act as a VPN gateway for the
wireless clients.
The network will look like this, with the VPN gateway having one network
card connected to the access point and another to your wired lan:
wireless --- access point --- VPN gateway --- wired
On the client side, Win2k, WinXP and OS X 10.2 have a PPTP client built-in.
For pre-10.2, look at DigiTunnel. For OS 9 you have to buy TunnelBuilder.
<http://www.efficient.com/products/builder.html>
You're cheapest option for a VPN gateway is probably a low-end Pentium
running Wolverine Firewall.
<http://www.coyotelinux.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=listarticles&secid=
3> It's a stripped down Linux for use as a firewall and/or VPN server. I've
never used it but I've used Coyote Linux, their NAT server on a floppy, for
years.
I know there are other VPN gateway options but the only one I can name is
Win2k Server. Even if you had the hardware for that, you probably wouldn't
want to buy the license(s).
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