According to them: Our VPN client setup (on Cisco PIX 515 with DES encryption option) uses group logon type with shared key for client VPN access. The .pcf has AuthType=1. Not sure what that equates to. As far as the looks, they always look that way 8{)> Thanks. Josh Welch said: > Quoting Wayne Johnson <waynej at dccmn.com>: > >> I've been looking into the possibilities of setting up an IPSec >> connection between my home server (Fedora Core) and work network >> (using a Cisco PIX firewall). The Admins there have the VPN set up to >> use the Cisco VPN Client (which I believe is IPSec). I'd like to set >> up an IPSec >> connection, but the parameters the Admins have given me don't seem to >> fall in with what I know of IPSec. >> >> To complicate things a bit, the Fedora IPSec implementation is pretty >> poorly documented. Most references I've seen refer to it as 26sec and >> that it is a derivative of Kame. >> >> Anyone used 26sec to talk to Cisco? Anyone have references? >> > > I've not got a Fedora box speaking to my PIX, but I might be able to > offer some insight into what your admins are giving you. If they are > using the Cisco VPN Client, they are probably using the Cisco EZ VPN > Server on the PIX. From my knowledge it is IPSec, but the authentication > phase is a custom Cisco hack that works fairly well for the intended > pupose but has, to my knowledge, virtually no interoperability. I > believe that for you to get a tunnel from your Red Hat box you would > need to sweet talk your admin into setting up another isakmp policy and > crypto map for your setup. > > I could be wrong, but I think that is why wha they are giving you looks > different from what you expect. > > Thanks, > Josh > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got > pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list