tinc - Oct 2004 - Non TCP/IP traffic

Hi all,

I need to setup a VPN where home users can comunicate with a Novell network
which functions with IPX/SPX. Is there someway i can route this traffic over
Tinc? I know tinc has a "switch" and "hub" mode, but does it
also route non IP
traffic? This would be the setup:

[NovellServer] <-_EtherNet_-> [Firewall] <-_Tinc_-> [Homeuser]

Can i make tinc route this IPX/SPX traffic and how do i make the firewall
route this traffic from one interface to the virtual tinc interface.

Is this at all possible?

Thanks,
     Marijn Vriens.

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Director Tecnol?gico Tecnocimiento.

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Marijn P. Vriens wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I need to setup a VPN where home users can comunicate with a Novell network
> which functions with IPX/SPX. Is there someway i can route this traffic
over
> Tinc? I know tinc has a "switch" and "hub" mode, but
does it also route non IP
> traffic? This would be the setup:
> 
> [NovellServer] <-_EtherNet_-> [Firewall] <-_Tinc_-> [Homeuser]
> 
> Can i make tinc route this IPX/SPX traffic and how do i make the firewall
> route this traffic from one interface to the virtual tinc interface.
> 
> Is this at all possible?
While I haven't actually done it, I see no reason why it wouldn't work. 
Just use switch mode and do the IPX routing just like you would if the tinc
interfaces were real physical ethernet cards (assign the tinc switch network an
IPX
net number, setup an internal IPX network, and setup IPX routing).