[ale] OT:VPN experts...

[Dow Hurst]

If two tunnels can be in place then you could in effect route packets 
between them and connect the two company VPNs to each other.  Oops! ;-)

Is there a open source VPN server that is configurable that could talk 
with the remote VPN servers, such as Freeswan?  I don't know the gamut 
of projects out there.  Replacing the proprietary router with a Linux 
box running VPN software might be a solution since open source solutions 
usually give you more control and power.  Just wondering what is 
possible and the ramifications.
Dow


Geoffrey wrote:

> Zyman, Andy wrote:
>
>> not an expert on VPN at all. But I'm a "proud owner of " wireless SMC
>> Barracuda, plus I have to use VP ( Nortel ) pretty often. So before i 
>> bought
>> this router i did a little bit of reading - from what i understand u 
>> can not
>> ( please correct) have multiple vpn connections via one router of this
>> class. I think i read this either on specs or on forums.
>
>
> Back when I was connecting to a nortel vpn when I was with AT&T, this 
> was the case.  Again, I believe it was because the connections must be 
> made from different ips.  If you're trying to connect from two 
> machines that are natted through the same firewall, you'll both appear 
> to be coming from the same ip, causing confusion on the part of the 
> vpn server.
>

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