[Openswan Users] Using X.509 with a Pocket PC 2003 behind NAT

Trevor Benson tbenson at a-1networks.com
Wed May 26 19:35:46 CEST 2004


> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.openswan.org [mailto:users-
> bounces at lists.openswan.org] On Behalf Of Nate Carlson
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:44 AM
> To: Users at lists.openswan.org
> Subject: Re: [Openswan Users] Using X.509 with a Pocket PC 2003 behind
NAT
> 
> On Wed, 26 May 2004, Trevor Benson wrote:
> > Has anyone successfully connected a Pocket PC 2003 with IPSec/L2TP?
It
> > seems my GPRS service is completed NAT'd so I end up with a
10.0.0.0/8
> > address.  I just patched the L2TP on the laptop, but I don't know of
any
> > patched to get Pocket PC 2003 to work from behind NAT with L2TP.
Any
> > suggestions?
> 
> Are you on T-Mobile GPRS, on the basic $9.99/mo service? If so, it
won't
> work - they block all outgoing ports besides HTTP/HTTPS, IIRC. If you
> upgrade to the $20/mo service, you can either stay NAT'd with ports
open,
> or ask them for the "VPN Option" which gives you a real dynamic IP
> address.
> 
> I don't have a PocketPC, so I can't answer that part of your question.
> :)
> 

AT&T GSM with basic GPRS, guess I will have to start digging.
Started looking at Movian, but it requires a type of VPN device to tell
it what to connect to, of course none being freeswan or openswan.

Trevor



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