I frequently work from home, with a desktop machine I built running SuSE 8.0. I also have a laptop from work and I'd like to share files between the laptop and the SuSE box. I also have a need to VPN in to our Windows 2000 network at work, which I can already do from my desktop machine--when I boot it with W2K instead of Linux. So, what I need to do is: 1. VPN from SuSE into a W2K network from home and browse resources on that network. 2. Share files between my desktop at home (while it is booted into Linux), and a laptop at home running W2K. Factoids: 1. Home network comprises the desktop and the laptop machines plugging into a D-Link 704P switch. 2. The D-Link 704P provides DHCP to the desktop and the laptop, with private IP addresses of 10.0.0.xxx. 3. The D-Link WAN interface connects to a Westell DSL modem provided by Verizon. 4. Verizon's DSL service also uses DHCP, and public IP addresses assigned to the D-Link switch change frequently. 5. I'm a newbie to Linux, but have a fair amount of W2K and OS/2 networking knowledge. 6. I'm CIO (not CTO) of my company, which means there are probably large gaps in my basic networking knowledge! TIA for any help. P.S. I did RTFM "How-To" on VPN and Masquerading, but frankly it reads like a very thorough cricket rule book (no offence to the authors intended, the docs are indeed rigorous), when what I need is to learn how to play the game. IOW, I need a cookbook, not a book on the theory of cooking. -- ______________________________________________ Another Message From L. Mark Stone http://www.lmstone.com