is openswan 2.4.8 can run on centos 5.3

hari85 · 07-02-2010, 06:44 AM

hello may i know whether openswan-2.4.8 can install on centos 5.3.
becoz i download openswan-2.4.8.tar.gz and after some changes in the configuration file, i verify ipsec..it runs all ok..then i do service ipsec start.......then lot of errors happen.. is it possible to clear the errors..is any body succeeded in it......my distro version 2.6.18-128.el5.
i am plan to setup an openswan vpn with certificate to tunnel a windows XP client.

MensaWater · 07-02-2010, 09:21 AM

You don't have to install the tar bundle - Openswan is in the CentOS 5.3 repositories:

From my 5.3 system:

Code:

 yum list openswan
Loaded plugins: allowdowngrade, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror,
              : priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
 * updates: ftp.lug.udel.edu
 * addons: holmes.umflint.edu
 * extras: mirror.skiplink.com
adobe-linux-i386                                         |  951 B     00:00
base                                                     | 2.1 kB     00:00
updates                                                  | 1.9 kB     00:00
addons                                                   |  951 B     00:00
extras                                                   | 2.1 kB     00:00
Available Packages
openswan.i386                       2.6.21-5.el5_4.2                        base

If you remove what you installed then run "yum install openswan" you will get the prebuilt package for CentOS 5.3 which is your distro. (The 2.6 stuff is your kernel version not your distro.)