At this piont we do not have ipsec enabled on the pix firewall. Typically there are MS clients making pptp connections, but I wanted to use Linux. So I was interested in the most straightfoward way in making a PPTP connection from my linux box debian to to pix firewall, which then I would be able to access that network. Jim > > From: Craig White > Date: 2003/09/10 Wed PM 03:58:19 EDT > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: PPTP and Debian > > On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:20, elemint@cox.net wrote: > > I have found a few how to's on PPTP and Debian although is it necessary to install kernel-patch-mppe package? > > as mentioned in http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/free/pptp-debian.html > > > > > > Here is another how to I found http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml#kernel > > and it is mentioned if not connecting to a MS VPN server than the MPPE patch should not be required the VPN I am connecting to is from a linux box to a Cisco PIX firewall. after I followed the instructions I got errors about ppp not being enbaled in the kernel, if I do enable it in the kernel than what parts of PPP need to be enabled in the kernel there are several. > > > > Does anyone else have any good information on connecting from a linux box to a PIX firewall for a VPN connection. I am not sure what needs to be done. > > > --- > You are asking a lot of questions here. > > I would suggest that if the intent is to create a VPN connection between > a PIX & Linux, that you install FreeSWAN on the Linux box and use IPSEC > to create the VPN. I'm guessing that you want to access a network from a > home connection to office and the Linux box is a router for home. > > Cisco 1720 VPN isn't all that expensive and can be used for that purpose > but you will still have to learn IPSEC either way and the Linux box > route will provide a great education into the VPN process. > > The Microsoft PPTP is really to enable Microsoft Clients to connect and > so I would tend to use it only if there Windows users from home that > wanted to connect in and you wouldn't put in a Linux router or Cisco > router at each house. > > Craig > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >