Re: VPN with ADSL (dynamics IPs)

David M. Smith schrob:
> I don't think that it's possible to setup the VPN using name service,

it *is* possible, I have done it once. Things get a little problematic when your provider disconnects you on a regular basis (like most DSL Providers do), but it can be made to work. Just re-establish the VPN in your ppp.linkup/dhclient-script or whatever. And you have to re-generate isakmpd.conf on every address change, because it only accepts IP-Addresses.

But other than that, it works. Sure it's a little ugly, but when all you have are dynamic IPs what are you going to do?

I don't know of a document that would specifically talk about dynamic IPs, but the OpenBSD FAQ Chapter 13 is excellent and the only thing you need to do on top of that is writing a script that changes the IP in isakmpd.conf after an address change.

ciaole
schmadde Received on Fri Jan 31 15:05:12 2003