[SLL] Cisco VPN Client on x86_64

[Jarod Wilson]

On Fri, 2008-08-08 at 12:29 -0700, Mark Foster wrote:
> Brad Willson wrote:
> > While attempting to compile vpnclient-linux-x86_64-4.8.02.0030-k9 on my
> > 2.6.25.11-97.fc9.x86_64 kernel, I receive the following errors...
> >
> > ...
> > Thoughts? Ideas? Verbose solutions?
> >   
> You might give vpnc a look, as a possible alternative. I have used it 
> before with success.
> I'm sure there's a package available for Fedora.

Yep, its part of the distro. Just 'yum install vpnc'. Works even slicker
for a roadwarrior laptop type user if you also 'yum install
NetworkManager-vpnc', which is (obviously) NetworkManager integration of
vpnc. 'Tis how my own Fedora laptop connects to the Cisco vpn in our
office.

Caveats of vpnc though: it doesn't support all types of rekeying, so
while the every-8-hours rekey typically works fine now, the
every-24-hours one doesn't, so its not great for a nailed pipe (of
course, most IT depts don't want you doing that anyway...). It also
users a lot more cpu power than the Cisco client to do the same crypto
work (also uses more than openswan, but openswan is a huge pain in the
ass to get working with Cisco vpns).




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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com