[strongSwan] Help

[Suresh Kumar]

Hi,

>     1.       I am using fedora 11 and using strongswan 4.4 . I want to
> install ipsec with just IKEV1.how do I go abt it

installation is common.  only configuration makes the difference
whether you enable ikev1 or ikev2 or both.
refer for ikev1 configuration:
http://www.strongswan.org/uml/testresults44/ikev1/host2host-cert/


>     2.       Lets have a scenario..where A & B are 2 hosts with linux
> installed . A is connected to B. A is making use of strongswan ipsec whereas
> B is making use of diff ipsec code. is it possible to have a setup like this
> . Will I be able to test  for ipsec with this setup.
>
>           A-----------------B

As its a standard,  can be interoperable with any ipsec devices. refer
interoperable section.
http://wiki.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/UserDocumentation

thanks
suresh