Re: linux-ipsec: Another draft effort: vpn mini-howto

On Wed, Sep 02, 1998, Hugh Redelmeier boldly stated
> This looks useful.
Thanks. I will be working on it a bit more, and putting it into proper formatting for the ldp mini-howto section when I get a moment again.

> | ... A class C address uses only 8 bits for the

Fixed this brain lapse. Ouch!

> One thing I'd look for in a howto is some characterization of how

Is there a consensus that it is an effective and trustable system? Convenient you guys are working on (and doing well IMHO) but I haven't got good data yet from my own experience on the other 2.

> I think Pluto is still fragile in use. For example, it doesn't rekey,

So what exactly is the status of Pluto? I am using it now because it is set up, but could easily revert to the hand-keyed setup I showed in the last draft. I could also re-include the section where I discuss how to set up an hand-keyed connection, and a better init script for that setup. I'd really appreciate some opinions on that, though.

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I'd also appreciate any guidance people could give in the debugging arena. I haven't done much of that myself yet, and only half of that successfully. I can mention the barf utility but can't really tell anyone what to look for, or give useable guidance that isn't already in the other documents shipped with the package.

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