Topic: IPSec/VPN Question

[Mike Pascual]

I'm running SME 5.6 U5, with freeswan modules in server-manager, my question is, how can I configured that the remote host with public IP will be connected to my SME 5.6 via VPN/IPSec then my SME 5.6 will give a private IP to the remote host so that it will be part of SME internal network. I'm not using SME as my DHCP server. Is this possible? my alternative for this problem is to use cisco pix.. but need know first if SME 5.6 can do this so that I can eliminate cost from buying such appliance.


Thanks....

Mike

[Lloyd Keen]

You don't need freeswan to do this. The VPN server is configured in the remote access section of the server-manager. You specify how many pptp tunnels you would like to setup, then when the remote host connects it is given a private IP. It's all in the manual http://edocs.mitel.com/6000_SME_Server/6000_MAS_rls5.6/Admin_Guide_html_EN/admin-remoteaccess.html

[Brendan]

has the issues with VPN been resolved in 5.6

and is SME v6 ok for VPN without the problems that plagued 5.6?

sorry for being off topic

[Mike Pascual]

I got an error: 619, what this means? how secure this connection is?

Thank you very much

[Lloyd Keen]

Have you applied Update5?

[Mike Pascual]

yap, I have already patch the update 5.

[Lloyd Keen]

Yeah, I've had the same same thing. Connecting fine for a while then all of a sudden "Error 619", leave it overnight and it fixes itself up. Are you trying to connect to the VPN server from behind an e-smith box? I think it's got something to do with the firewall blocking the authentication.

[Mike Pascual]

My SME is not behind a firewall

[Lloyd Keen]

What I mean is "Is your VPN client (XP, mandrake, RH - whatever)" behind an SME box trying to connect to another SME box acting as a VPN (pptp) server.

[Mike Pascual]

I got it working, then after reboot same error again... my remote host is not connected to any firewall.

thanks and regards

Mike

[Manuel Lazo]

If you are trying to connect via pptp, then you wanna try to edit options.pppd and add multilink (see the link)

If someone know how to make permanet this change, please post it!!

Thanks!

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=18635.msg73379#msg73379