Re: Is IPcop a good replacement for VPN routers like D-Link?

In article <MPG.1d615cbc5711d10f989b14@news-server.columbus.rr.com>,
Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote:
>In article <1123517789.374395.23220@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>matt@ox11.com says...
>> I've been struggling with D-Link ADSL routers (with VPN functionality)
>> on many occasions and while they are great as a basic firewall, have
>> massive problems with setting up VPNs. Setting up a VPN between two
>> D-Link routers is okay, but then anything else is just too much hard
>> work.
>> I've been wondering if I should be using IPcop instead. Does this
>> handle multiple VPN's from XP machines (remote workers) okay? This is
>> something the D-Links don't without their VPN software client and then
>> I've not been able to get it to work!
>>
>> Also, are there any IPcop experts out there in SE England who could
>> give me hands-on training on how to setup and use IPcop? I'd rather
>> pay someone for a day than waste days of my own time learning something
>> new!
>
>If you can't setup and maintain a IPSec tunnel between two simple
>devices like the D-Link units (appliance to appliance), you're not going
>to do any better with something that take a LOT more setup work.
>

While i tend to agree with that opinion sometimes the admin screens
and docs in retail products can be really crappy, and some things in
Open Source systems can be really slick. The Usenet and forum support
for oss tools can be much better than the vendor's forums.

It you have two PCs to spare give ipcop a try. Also
look at m0n0 (http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/)

I've never done VPNs in either of them but there's no cost to try
them.

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