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document updated 13 years ago, on Jun 11, 2011

network traversal
- it normally uses IP protocol 50 (ESP), but that can be moved to UDP port 4500 if both sides support NAT-T.
the stock Windows client
- detailed analysis of pros/cons
  - it's a rather simplified client
- third-party GUI to make it easier to config
StrongSWAN
- writeups on getting it to interoperate with Windows
there are third-party Windows clients
- Shrew VPN Client