watts3000
join:2002-01-21
Birmingham, AL
| ipsec vpn clients for monowall pfsense
Guys I have a general question in regards to opensource firewalls such as monowall or pfsense. When you are setting up ipsec based road warrior access with these firewalls what type of ipsec client do you use? For example, should I be able to connect a cisco or sonicwall ipsec client up to monowall or pfsense. I thought that if the client followed ipsec standards that one would be able to wire pretty much any ipsec client up. |
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rjs1003
join:2002-12-04
united kingd
| I think the most common IPSec client is from SafeNet - however it is generally (and more cheaply) sold by other vendors, rebadged as their own.
For example, I used to buy it from Netgear (they were cheapest at the time, don't know what the current situation is)
See
»www.netgear.com/Products/Softwar···05L.aspx
for a 5-user licence (or change the 5 for a 1 for the single-client version)
I think Zyxel probably also sell the same client (maybe the version number differs slightly between vendors) and might also be worth checking the price...
Bob |
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Mrtchuck
join:2001-03-28
Altamonte Springs, FL
| Zyxel switched from the re-badged Safenet client to a re-badged Thegreenbow client which is much more reliable and is updated much more frequently to resolve issues.
The price is reduced on the Zyxel client over both original clients and you can evaluate it for 30 days before registering.
MrC |
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rjs1003
join:2002-12-04
united kingd | thanks for that update - it's always nice to update my knowledge!
Bob |
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caedmon
@cox.net
| reply to watts3000
quote:
I thought that if the client followed ipsec standards
Most do but there is the catch. Cisco adds their own proprietary extensions to their client such that it is only able to connect to a Cisco device. Nortel used to do the same thing but may not do so any longer. I stopped using their devices a year ago. |
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vito
join:2001-11-28
Gilbertsville, PA
 ·Teliax VOIP
1 edit | reply to watts3000
This vpn client has been in the PFsense forum a few times...
»www.shrew.net/software
--
»www.dvtechs.net
HowTo's
»www.shrew.net/support |
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watts3000
join:2002-01-21
Birmingham, AL | Thanks for all the replies I have Shrew and the Greenbow |
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