[plug] Linux VPN Router

[Richard Meyer]

On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 09:55 +1100, Chris Watt wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I have an old Linux box laying around that I want to try and put to
> good use as a bit of a router for my ADSL in my office.  My company
> have a VPN that connects us to the server in Germany for access to the
> intranet, file servers, etc. etc.
> 
> However, at the moment when I connect to that VPN I can not use
> anything else (Using OSX with built in VPN software) as the DNS times
> out trying to route through Germany.  Unfortunately, as far as I can
> tell, there is no way to tell OS X to use the VPN *only* for certain
> web addresses and let all else use the normal gateway setup.
> 
> So what I want to do is have the linux box (that I also want to use as
> a wiki/cal server and stick some files on there) route this VPN
> traffic for me.  I would like to have the Linux box either create the
> connection on demand or keep it alive permanently for the web
> addresses that need to connect through it.  Basically I want the linux
> box to route all *.mobotix.net and etc. through to the VPN and ensure
> that all other data is router through the DSL connection as per
> normal.  This will allow me to use the VPN and the internet at the
> same time, making my life about 3.000 times easier!
> 
> IF anyone can point me in the direction of a good
> tutorial/walk-through/etc. for this, I would be greatly appreciative.
> I have not settled on an OS yet, but preferably something easy to
> maintain and update.
> 
> Cheers
> Chris

Not directly related, but I have to do something similar on TWO
different networks with 2 different VPN agents, (both windows-only) and
I ended up creating two M$ VMs under VMWare. Only way I could get both
working together.

This may or may not be useful to you .....   ;-)

-- 
Richard Meyer <meyerri at westnet.com.au>
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. 
William Pitt, 1783

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