Re: [Users] Question from Confused user who has read the docs

From: Matthias Gorjup (matthias.gorjup_at_siol.net)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 18:45:18 CET


Hi,

I was also very confused so I have written this simple how-to`s about first
steps with freeswan package.

Hope it will help.

Bye

Matthias Gorjup

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On Friday 13 December 2002 16:33, Steven M. Castellotti wrote:
 Hey all--
>
> 	I've ready through all of the documentation I could find on the
> freeswan.org site and through articles in google, and am still confused
> about how to work out the details of the setup I'm trying to achieve.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
>
> Initial goal:
>
> Laptop ==  Server
>
> Laptop real IP: 172.16.1.51
> VPN IP: 10.1.1.2
>
> Server real IP: a.b.c.d
> VPN IP: 10.1.1.1
>
>
> 	I can establish a Road Warrior connection from the laptop to the server
> (though I haven't been able to test it properly) but what I really want
> to do is talk to the server from the laptop by referencing 10.1.1.1, and
> vice versa in accessing the laptop from the server.
>
>
>
>
> Eventual Goal:
>
>   A
>  /|\
> B-|-C
>  \|/
>   D
>
> 	Multi-site network with 10.1.0.0 at one site, 10.2.0.0 at another site,
> 10.3.0.0 at another, and so on, with each machine being able to refer to
> the other machines through their private IP's only, without having to
> deal with actual Internet IP addresses.
>
>
>
>
> 	What I'm having trouble with is figuring out how to set up the
> ipsec.conf files, and whether or not I need virtual interfaces on each
> individual machine. My current setup (Road Warrior Laptop <-> Server)
> looks like this:
>
>
> Laptop:
>
> conn rshc
>    left=%defaultroute              # Picks up our dynamic IP
>    leftid=@laptop                  # Local information
>    leftrsasigkey=0sA...
>    right=a.b.c.d                   # Remote information
>    rightsubnet=10.0.0.0/255.0.0.0  #
>    rightid=@www.abcd.org           #
>    rightrsasigkey=0sA...
>    auto=add                        # authorizes but doesn't start this
>                                    # connection at startup
>
>
>
> Server:
>
> conn rshc
>    left=a.b.c.d                    # Gateway's information
>    leftid=@www.abcd.org            #
>    leftsubnet=10.0.0.0/255.0.0.0   #
>    leftrsasigkey=0sA...
>    rightnexthop=%defaultroute      # correct in many situations
>    right=%any                      # Wildcard
>    rightid=@laptop                 #
>    rightrsasigkey=0sA...
>    auto=add                        # authorizes but doesn't start this
>                                    # connection at startup
>
>
>
> 	Does what I'm trying to do make sense? Is there something I'm missing?
>
>
> -Steve Castellotti
>  SteveC (at) Innocent.com
>
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