VPN to RHEL 3

[Steve Buehler]

At 08:58 AM 2/21/2005, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Steve Buehler
> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:22 AM
> > To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: VPN to RHEL 3
> >
> >       I am running a RHEL 3 ES box using kernel
> > kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL and use up2date to update the
> > kernel to new releases.  I have never built a custom kernel
> > before.  I have been trying to get a VPN server working on
> > it.  I have tried to use 3 sites to do the build of the new
> > kernel with vpn server support.  I can't seem to find two
> > sites that I had tried to follow step by step instructions on
> > now.  Not sure if it matters anyway since they either weren't
> > for RHEL 3 or assumed that you were an expert in rebuilding a
> > kernel (one actually stated that assumption)....which I am
> > not.  So I tried to combine the two vpn sites with the RHEL 3
> > manual on custom-kernel builds.
> > https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/s
> > ysadmin-guide/s1-custom-kernel-modularized.html
> > No luck.
> >       Does anybody know of a site that gives
> > specific/detailed/step by step directions to get a VPN server
> > running on a RHEL 3 box?
> >       On a side note, can anybody tell me why RHEL doesn't
> > just go ahead and put that support into its Kernels?  From
> > what I understand.  Once I put in a kernel with VPN
> > support....since it has to be a custom built kernel, I will
> > never be able to use RedHat's "up2date" feature anymore to
> > keep the kernel updated.  I will always have to custom build
> > my kernel if I wanted to keep it updated.  Better yet.....is
> > there a place that has rpm kernel-smp's for RHEL 3 ES that
> > have it built in so that I can just install them as an rpm
> > instead of trying to rebuild the kernel?
>
>Check out this site. It's the TLDP (The Linux Documentation Project)
>
>http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/VPN-HOWTO/

Geez.  This is going to be a pain in the a** to do.  I take it that a VPN 
server can't be added to RHEL ES 3 without rebuilding the kernel, so I am 
not sure if I have a choice.  The client wants it.  Anybody out there an 
expert at setting this up on this operating system that is available for 
hire?  It is a live system and it scares the h**l out of me at even the 
thought of rebuilding the kernel.

Steve