Re: Linux VPN Server - Can you have Win and Pocket Clients?

From: Brad Werschler (OptimusPrime@Transformers.ca)
Date: 09/26/02 

From: Brad Werschler <OptimusPrime@Transformers.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 00:39:27 GMT

Duke Senter wrote:

> We are attempting to setup VPN for our wireless network to have
> increased security (something better than WEP). Our plan is to do
> this with a linux PC running VPN as stated in the VPN HOWTO. Is it
> possible to have Windows clients and Pocket Windows 2000/2002 clients
> on the VPN?
>
> Is there a cheaper way to do it? We have several PCs laying around,
> but not much $$$ laying around.
>
> Your tax dollars hard at work,
> Duke Senter

If you just have a single wireless access point and you want to set up a
simple Linux VPN server I would recommend PopTop (PPTP) which is available
here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/poptop/

There is installation instructions in the Docs section.

IPSEC is definitely more secure, but PPTP is still reasonably secure and
probably more appropriate for your setup if I understand it correctly.
Setting up IPSEC under Linux is fairly difficult and most versions of
Windows don't have a built-in IPSEC client. PopTop will work with nearly
all versions of Windows including 95 (with the Dial-Up networking upgrade),
98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and CE, since they include a built-in PPTP-compatible
client.

-Brad

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