my computer: linux kernel 2.6.12.2
computer I want to connect to: microsoft windows 2000 behind checkpoint firewall

I need to vpn to a microsoft 2000 computer. I have instructions to use checkpoint SecuRemote NG client -> connect to checkpoint firewall -> then use remote desktop protocol to connect to microsoft 2000 computer . Checkpoint doesnt have a decent linux client. I dont have a microsoft windows computer. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Checkpoint has a VPN-1 client for Linux, but it's only for Red Hat 7.2, and also not so good.

You should try Openswan (http://openswan.org). It works very well, if you can configure a site-to-site VPN on your Checkpoint firewall. There's a good document about it at http://home.zhwin.ch/~sna/PA/PAK2_2002_Sna01_A.pdf.

About Checkpoint SecuRemote, I'm still looking for a compatible solution for Linux. I haven't found a way to create a client-to-site connection between a Linux client, and a Checkpoint VPN-1 gateway. I'm also couldn't find a way to use Openswan in a client with no fixed IP address, because the site-to-site VPN connection demands a pre-configuration of the external gateways at the Checkpoint firewall.

Does anybody know how to do it?

Has anybody succeeded in setting up vpn connection to a Checkpoint vpn gateway. On WinXP, I use Checkpoint Secure Client, set up my vpn site and then connect using a username and password. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!