[olug] VPN / iptables type question

[Dave Hull]

Quoting Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us>:

> Keep in mind that the term "VPN" is actually very generic, and the
> precise details of how the VPN acts with regard to routing encrypted or
> unencrypted traffic is implementation specific, and there are frequently 
> little knobs that can be turned to change those details.
> 
> So the answers to your questions are "Yes" and "No".  Which question is 
> answered with "Yes" or "No" depends on *WHAT* you are going to use to 
> implement the VPN.  Are you going to use little firewall boxes, like 
> Netscreens, SonicWALLs, or PIXes?  CIPE?  OpenVPN?  IPsec? What about 
> Microsoft PPTP?

Split tunneling?

> The question you need to ask is "Will the VPN implementation I'm going 
> to use have the behavior I want?"
> 
> Am I confusing enough yet? ;)

Indeed.

> giving vague answers to concrete questions since 1997

Word.

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Dave Hull
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