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   Jim to Jim   
   Re: VPN solution on S.U.S.E   
   13 Aug 04 19:55:23   
   
   From: jim@invalid.com   
      
   I found the solution to the SUSE problem. I'm using the sources from   
   kernel.org and adding any patches (NTFS) that I need for SUSE.   
   JimT   
   Jim wrote:   
   > Hello.   
   > I have had a VPN solution running on both debian and Redhat   
   > installations for a short while now. I am connecting to an FVL328   
   > Netgear VPN enabled firewall and using super-freeswan PSK. I now have to   
   > install a solution on a SUSE box. I thought "no problem". I have been   
   > struggling with this for a week now. The kernel sources distributed with   
   > SUSE apparently already have some IPSEC stuff patched in. I tried   
   > getting the kernel sources from the SUSE web-site and working with them   
   > on my Redhat machine. I then installed SUSE on a partition on my machine   
   > and have tried a number of things from installing an unpatched 2.4.26   
   > kernel to a partially patched version from SUSE. Does anyone have a   
   > suggestion on which version to go with for the SUSE client? I need to   
   > stick with PSK aggressive mode for now.   
   >   I would eventually like to get a Certificate Authority solution   
   > working and I have run some tests on the Netgear router. If I tell the   
   > router to identify the client by domain name it doesn't seem to be able   
   > to match this. The Netgear client for windows and the router itself   
   > generate certificate requests with a Domain name in them. Using openssl   
   > I can add a domain name with I generate the certificate but they still   
   > can't match. Another option is to use the distinguished name. I can   
   > input this into the router but only in "DER ASN.1" format. Does anyone   
   > know how to extract the distinguished name in DER ASN.1 format?   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   >   
   > JimT   
      
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