[TriLUG] VPN suggestions

[Jim Ray]

be careful when looking at the linksys vpn appliances.  mine has pptp pass
through which means vpn traffic will hit my server; however, i still would
have to use a winders vpn server.

since i re-formatted the winders server and now have rh9, i reckon i'll
stick with ssh...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
> Behalf Of Joseph Tate
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:04 AM
> To: TriLUG Mailing List
> Subject: [TriLUG] VPN suggestions
>
>
> I've been asked several times by our VP of sales about
> setting up a VPN
> so that he can access files on our winders fileserver behind our
> firewall.  Short of opening up ports 137-139, or using the
> Windows VPN
> (Which may or may not be feasible since I don't control the
> subnet), are
> there simple ways to accomplish this?  I have a RH 7.3 system nearby,
> and we could probably purchase a VPN appliance.  Does this
> sound like a
> job for WebDAV?  Should I just setup ssh tunnelling for him?
>
> I'm attracted to the Linksys VPN devices because of their
> advertised no
> client software and no client fees, but wonder if they work
> when already
> behind a firewall.  I can have ports opened for the device (if it has
> its own IP) if necessary, but I'm not sure if I can open the
> entire port
> range for the device.  Ideas?  Suggestions?
>
> Joseph
>
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