I have no idea whayt a checkpoint vpn is but if you want quick and dirty vpn with remote desktop and vpn support from windows and linux you could try ssl explorer.<br><br>Dan<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 28/06/06,
<b class="gmail_sendername">MacGyveR</b> <<a href="mailto:macgyver@thedumbterminal.co.uk">macgyver@thedumbterminal.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Wednesday 28 Jun 2006 15:38, Kevin Groves wrote:<br>> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:<br>> > Hi all,<br>> ><br>> > I've started work at my new employer and for some of the out-of-hours<br>> > support, I need access to their AS/400 via a VPN.
<br>> ><br>> > Does anyone have any experience of connecting a Linux Client to a<br>> > Checkpoint VPN? If so, how did you do it? So many sites refer to a<br>> > now defunct rpm-based client release by checkpoint for
2.4 kernels<br>> > which is no longer available, nor is the documentation.<br>> ><br>> > I'm running a 2.6 kernel on Gentoo at the moment, so any hints/tips<br>> > wouild be most useful!<br>><br>
> Make use of the PPTP options if Checkpoint supports it. Much easier than<br>> IPSEC.<br>><br>> Also the AS/400 Client Access for Linux (or whatever it's called now)<br>> works wonderfully but you do need to make sure some fonts are loaded OK.
<br>><br>> Kev,<br>><br>> > Cheers,<br>> ><br>> > Matt<br>> ><br>> > --Matthew Macdonald-Wallace<br>> > <a href="mailto:matthew@truthisfreedom.org.uk">matthew@truthisfreedom.org.uk
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