Topic: IPSec Two SME servers

[Tom Veitch]

Has anyone been able to get this working,

I want to uses on site two to be able to see one folder on site one to share files though the VPN network

Can any one help

[Ryan Sutton]

Can you ping from one LAN to the other?  If so, can you connect by (in run) \xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(ip address) ?  Do you have domain controllers at both sites?  One domain or two?  Check that the machines on the remote site are using the same WINS or DNS your machine is using, or if you have a WINS/DNS at each site, they have to replicate/zone transfer w/ other.  Netbios broadcast messages can't pass routers.  Good luck.

[Jim Hutton]

I'm using 4.1.2 with freeswan.  I can't seem to ping the other side.

When there is no encryption, the transmission works.

I'm monitoring my /var/log/secure and /var/log/messages, but it doesn't make much sense to me.

What is my gateway?  I did a "route" and put this in (the other side, of course).

[Jim Hutton]

Problem solved.  Bad gateway address.

[Jim Hutton]

How do I check the encryption strength for freeswan?

[Walter Scott]

> ipsec look  

It appears it's using 3DES-MD5 encryption... pretty strong stuff!

[Rick]

Is there somewhere a good how-to on how to do this?