FAQs, Help, and Tutorials

Bruce Schneier's FAQ concerning Microsoft's PPTP Implementation
Bruce Schneier Analysis of the Microsoft PPTP implementation. Why is PPTP bad.
http://www.schneier.com/pptp-faq.html

Configuring an IPsec tunnel between Openswan and Windows
This document gives you the details how to setup a virtual private network between Linux/Openswan on one side and Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP on the other side.
http://www.natecarlson.com/linux/ipsec-x509.php

Freeswan and a Cisco PIX 501
Creating an interoperable VPN using the free FreeSWAN/Openswan and a Cisco PIX 501.
http://www.johnleach.co.uk/documents/freeswan-pix/freeswan-pix.html

German book covering Linux VPNs
This site offers a German book (pdf) covering Linux VPNs for download.
http://www.opensource-training.de/buecher_new.php

Information about Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1
This site gives valuable information about the Checkpoint VPN-1 product and its interoperability with other VPN implementations.
http://www.fw-1.de/aerasec/index.html

An Intro To SSL VPN
An article discusses the types of VPN available, benefits, and considerations necessary when deploying SSL VPNs.
http://www.hostlibrary.com/node/view/148

L2F
CISCO's Layer Two Forwarding protocol
http://cio.cisco.com/warp/public/732/L2F/

Linux VPN Howto using SSH and PPP
This howto describes the setup of a simple VPN using ssh and ppp.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/VPN-HOWTO/

Microsoft's PPTP FAQ
Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a networking technology that supports multiprotocol virtual private networks (VPN).
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/ProductInfo/faqs/PPTPfaq.asp

NG FAQ - VPN with FreeS/WAN - by AERAsec
This document covers the steps and pitfalls connecting a CheckPoint NG FW-1 to a FreeSWAN Linux-Box using preshared keys and X.509 certificates.
http://www.fw-1.de/aerasec/ng/vpn-freeswan/CPNG+Linux-FreeSWAN.html

Official IPsec Howto for Linux
This howto describes the step to take when setting up a Linux based VPN.
http://www.ipsec-howto.org

OpenVPN 2.0 HOWTO
This howto describes the setup of the IPsec alternative OpenVPN, which is available for Win32, MacOS X and Unix-based Operating Systems.
http://openvpn.net/howto.html

OpenVPN using X.509 certificates
This document explains how to deploy a VPN using OpenVPN and OpenSSL.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/security/2004/10/21/vpns_and_pki.html

Poptop MSCHAP2 ADS
This Howto describes the steps to setup a Linux PopTop PPTP Server using MSCHAPv2. For Authentication either Radius or an Active Directory Domain controller may be used.
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/~wskwok/poptop_ads_howto_1.htm

Replacing a Windows PPTP server with Linux
Replacing a Windows PPTP server with Linux PopTop.
http://poptop.sourceforge.net/dox/replacing-windows-pptp-with-linux-howto.phtml

Using a Linux L2TP/IPsec VPN server
This document gives you the background and show the steps for implementing an L2TP/IPsec based VPN using Linux, Windows and MacOSX
http://www.jacco2.dds.nl/networking/freeswan-l2tp.html

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
This document discusses key concepts related to Virtual Private Networks
http://www.rad.net.id/homes/edward/intranet/intra7

What Is A Virtual Private Network?
A Network Computing Online Article
http://www.networkcomputing.com/905/905colmoskowitz.html