Re: [cobalt-security] Qube 3 and VPN...

[Gossi The Dog <gossi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Jason Hough wrote:

> Sorry if this is off-topic, but I'm running out of options here. My calls
> to Cobalt and Sun have not been returned, and my emails have not been
> replied to.
> I've been trying to find out if there is a way to add VPN functionality to
> the Qube3. This little box seems to have everything I need (it would
> replace 3 old machines in our server room), except for VPN. I have a couple
> of guys offsite who connect to our Win2k network via PPTP and would love to
> keep this functionality without having to keep an extra Win2k box around
> just for this purpose.
> If someone could please let me know if there is a way to do this, I would
> appreciate it greatly!

http://poptop.lineo.com/

"PoPToP is the PPTP server solution for Linux (ports exist for Solaris
2.6, OpenBSD and FreeBSD and others). Before PoPToP no solution existed if
you wished to include Linux servers in PPTP established VPNs. PoPToP
resolved that problem by allowing Linux servers to function seamlessly in
the PPTP VPN environment. This enables administrators to leverage the
considerable benefits of both Microsoft and Linux. The current release
version supports Windows 95/98/NT/2000 PPTP clients and PPTP Linux
clients. PoPToP is free GNU software."

Under the Downloads section you will see 4 .rpm files - grab the top two
and install them, then read the documentation on starting it.

Regards,
Gossi.