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Subject:    [Ipcop-svn] SF.net SVN: ipcop:[3766]
From:       owes () users ! sourceforge ! net
Date:       2009-10-30 17:55:19
Message-ID: E1N3vh1-0007tw-0s () 3kljzd1 ! ch3 ! sourceforge ! com
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Revision: 3766
          http://ipcop.svn.sourceforge.net/ipcop/?rev=3766&view=rev
Author:   owes
Date:     2009-10-30 17:55:18 +0000 (Fri, 30 Oct 2009)

Log Message:
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Add some text in VPN introduction for OpenVPN

Modified Paths:
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    IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml

Modified: IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml
===================================================================
--- IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml	2009-10-29 12:24:12 UTC (rev 3765)
+++ IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml	2009-10-30 17:55:18 UTC (rev 3766)
@@ -46,19 +46,20 @@
             from prying eyes.
             Similarly, a single computer can also connect to another network
             using the same facilities.
-            One of the protocols used to create VPNs is known as IPsec.
+            One of the protocols used to create VPNs is known as IPsec. 
+            Another is SSL/TLS as used by OpenVPN.
         </para>
         <para>
             IPCop can easily establish VPNs between other IPCop servers.
             IPCop can also inter-operate with just about any
-            VPN product that supports IPsec and standard encryption
-            technologies such as 3DES.
+            VPN product that uses IPsec or OpenVPN.
             VPN connections in IPCop are defined as Net-to-Net or Host-to-Net.
             This is 100% optional, so you may safely ignore this section
             if you do not wish to make use of this feature.
+            IPCop can use both IPsec and OpenVPN at the same time.
         </para>
         <para>
-            Most modern operating systems have support for IPsec.
+            Most modern operating systems have support for IPsec and/or OpenVPN.
             This includes Windows, Macintosh OSX, Linux and most
             Unix variants.
             Unfortunately, the tools needed to provide this support vary
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@
                 by an ISP and are most likely to be using Network Address
                 Translation, hence the term Net-to-Net.
             </para>
-            <para>
-                If desired, a VPN can be created between wireless machines
-                on your BLUE network and an IPCop firewall.
-                This ensures that traffic on your BLUE network cannot be
-                intercepted with wireless sniffers.
-            </para>
-        </sect3>
+            <note>
+                <para>
+                    Net-to-Net VPNs can only be created using IPsec. 
+                    OpenVPN Net-to-Net is not yet implemented.
+                </para>
+            </note>
+            </sect3>
         <sect3 id="vpns-host-to-net-intro" >
             <title>Host-to-Net</title>
             <para>
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@
                 dynamic public IP address assigned by an ISP,
                 hence the terms Host-to-Net or Roadwarrior.
             </para>
+            <para>
+                If desired, a VPN can be created between wireless machines
+                on your BLUE network and an IPCop firewall.
+                This ensures that traffic on your BLUE network cannot be
+                intercepted with wireless sniffers.
+            </para>
         </sect3>
     </sect2>
 


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