VPN through firewall

From: Juergen Fiedler (juergen@fiedlerfamily.net)
Date: 12/19/02 

From: juergen@fiedlerfamily.net (Juergen Fiedler)
Date: 19 Dec 2002 13:30:00 -0800

Hello,

I should like to set up a VPN. The situation is this: I have a Linux
server with a fixed address at home and a laptop which I would like to
have full access to the Linux server.

Problem 1: I'll have to use Win2k on the laptop occasionally, so it would
be nice if the VPN solution would work with both Linux and W2k clients.

Problem 2: The laptop is going to spend most of its time behind firewalls
owned by people who are not going to be cooperative about setting things
up.

Right now, I am using SSH tunneling to get at least access to some ports
on the server, but it's just not the same.

What I would need, then, is a VPN that works through a firewall and that
can be used under both Linux and W2k (posibly even other versions of
Windows.
I looked into CIPE, but it would appear that both peers have to be
able to reach each other - which is a problem, since the server has no way
of contacting the laptop.

Any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Juergen

(posting through Google because my ISP is being braindead again)

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