Package: secvpn Version: 2.19 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch secvpn would benefit from a mechanism to specify different ppp options on the local and remote side. For instance a laptop that is a local side and wanders from network environment to environment may want to be able to get DNS server information from the remote side for the private DNS information about the VPN that secvpn is providing access to. But the remote side would not want to have arbitrary DNS servers inserted into its look ups.
This affect would be accomplished by having LOCAL_PPP_OPTS="usepeerdns" REMOTE_PPP_OPTS="ms-dns 10.1.1.2" configured in secvpn.conf. /usr/bin/secvpn can implement this feature with a line like: # 2006-10-17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Add LOCAL_PPP_OPTS and REMOTE_PPP_OPTS. Needed in cases where # want options only on one side. E.g. LOCAL_PPP_OPTS="usepeerdns" # REMOTE_PPP_OPTS="ms-dns 10.1.1.2". Having options on both side # would create undesired site effect like causing remote server # to take on DNS of wandering local client. [ "$NOTHING" ] || /usr/sbin/pppd $T_CRYPT_IP:$O_CRYPT_IP \ $PPP_OPTS $LOCAL_PPP_OPTS \ netmask $CRYPT_MASK pty \ "ssh $SSH_OPTS -t -o 'BatchMode yes' $O_BAD_IP \ $ROOTCMD /usr/sbin/pppd $O_CRYPT_IP:$T_CRYPT_IP \ $PPP_OPTS $REMOTE_PPP_OPTS passive" -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers experimental APT policy: (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.22-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages secvpn depends on: ii bc 1.06-15 The GNU bc arbitrary precision cal ii ppp 2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daem ii ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4 Secure rlogin/rsh/rcp replacement ii sudo 1.6.8p7-1.4 Provide limited super user privile ii timeout 1.11-6.1 Run a command with a time limit. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]