[ale] IPSec client for Linux?

[Bob Toxen]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 03:36:53PM -0500, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> Does anyone VPN in to their employer's network using anykind of IPSec client
> for Linux?

> If I had a solution for that, I think I could stop using windows. On
> Windows, I'm currently using a Cisco IPsec client to access a customer VPN
> and a Lucent IPsec client to access Lucent's network.  
FreeS/WAN is the Open Source standard and it works as well as any IPSec
implementation does.  (IPSec is garbage and hard to use but it
is STANDARD garbage and everyone supports it.)

I've had a number of clients have me set it up.

> I know that FC3 has a IPsec client.  Has anyone ever gotten it to work?
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com

> (posted for a friend)

Best regards,

Bob Toxen, CTO
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