VPN Server on Linux

[Arman]

hi sir,

i am trying to set a vpn server on shell for educational purpose . first i found freeswan and pptpd(poptop) , but can't install each of them . each one need a package or something that is related to root admin.
do you think it is possible to install any other vpn server on shell ??

thanks.

[zoli]

hi,

to have vpn access to each polarhome host would require too much work, but I can imagine that once gate will get the new hardware and finalize the migration - we can open some kind of vpn access to gate.

I do not have the clear design yet, but look possible to do that.

[Arman]

hi zoli,

thanks for your quick reply.
i just want to thank to all of you , i am an old user of polarhome.

may i ask you to say me just a name of an small and quick vpn server software that can be installed easily. i have not any problem with working hard to do something . i just want to do it.
but i have not any information about vpn and vpn servers.

would be thank,
.Arman.

[zoli]

hi,

I have worked with commercial VPNs like Cisco and Checkpoint VPNs, but these, we can not afford in polarhome environment.

Also have tested openvpn http://openvpn.net/ and FreeS/Wan http://www.freeswan.org/

Both run nice...

...maybe with openvpn is easier to start (but I haven't run freeswan in 2.6.x kernel environment)

[Arman]

hi zoli,

i tried openvpn , it need something called tun ( it is a virtual nic card) , is it having anyway to install or use it ? because it need root access to be installed.

thanks.

[Arman]

In Your Opinion , is it possible to compile and run openvpn without root access ?

if Yes, How ? how can i do it?

thanks.

[sjaz]

In my opinion, no.

[zoli]

hi,

please read the documentation... I have run/tested as root.