[Openswan Users] Can OpenSWAN replace OpenVPN?

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Thanks to everyone for providing information.

Thanks for sharing Troy.
I've been wanting to set up OpenSwan for use with my Android device,
but haven't had the motivation.

There's always the Cyanogen Mod [0] to get OpenVPN, but that's getting
off-topic.

[0] http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about/features

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Mike
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Troy Telford
<ttelford.groups at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're at all interested, my configuration is at:
>
> http://www.pariahzero.net/Blog/files/7f4001c09a3b64e1f0d1e8d3e08ea174-70.html
>
> The post covers how I configured OpenVPN as well as OpenSWAN, X.509 certs, etc.
>
> I made the post primarily so I could look it up at a later date.
>
> On Jul 20, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Sandra Schlichting wrote:
>
>> Dear Geert
>>
>>> I think we pretty much have the same rerequirements and reasons to look into
>>> ipsec...
>>> I also had a openvpn and currently have an ipsec vpn for my phone.
>>> What you need is an l2tp tunnel over ipsec.
>>> You first create a secure connection over ipsec, after that you build a
>>> tunnel over this secure connection.
>>> There are loads of howto's on the net.
>>> The l2tp can be configured to advertise ip adresses to clients.
>>> A good website to find information is th following:
>>> http://www.jacco2.dds.nl/networking/openswan-l2tp.html
>>
>> Very useful information! Thanks.
>>
>> Can I get a copy of your config files as a starting point? =)
>>
>> Hugs,
>> Sandra
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>> Micropayments: https://flattr.com/thing/38387/IPsec-for-Linux-made-easy
>> Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan:
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904811256/104-3099591-2946327?n=283155
>
> --
> Troy Telford
> ttelford.groups at gmail.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> Users at lists.openswan.org
> https://lists.openswan.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> Micropayments: https://flattr.com/thing/38387/IPsec-for-Linux-made-easy
> Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1904811256/104-3099591-2946327?n=283155