ppp, sssh, vpn or what do I use to allow remote connections
What would be the best way to give remote access to some users on a SuSE V9.2 linux system connected via broadband to the internet? The 'server' is connected to the internet via a firewall enabled netgear router/adsl modem (has unlike some cisco routers no ipsec tunnelling capabilities). The 'would be clients' connect to their own ISP, and establish some form of tunnel. Once the connection is established, NFS, Samba and printer shares should be available to them. Clients are laptops currently running Windows XP, and in future hopefully SuSE Linux - I am still trying to convince them to make the transition. The connection should be established in such a way that both, windows and linux clients can easily connect using software that is freely available under both Linux and Windows. What is the recommended SuSE Linux way of achieving this? Peter
Peter Sutter wrote:
What would be the best way to give remote access to some users on a SuSE V9.2 linux system connected via broadband to the internet?
The 'would be clients' connect to their own ISP, and establish some form of tunnel. Once the connection is established, NFS, Samba and printer shares should be available to them.
You've already said it yourself - you need a tunnel, so a VPN is the answer.
The connection should be established in such a way that both, windows and linux clients can easily connect using software that is freely available under both Linux and Windows.
What is the recommended SuSE Linux way of achieving this?
I dunno if there is a "recommended" way as such, but I don't think you've got any other choice than a VPN. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- http://www.spamchek.com/ - managed anti-spam and anti-virus solution. Sign up for your free 30-day trial now!
Per Jessen wrote:
Peter Sutter wrote:
What would be the best way to give remote access to some users on a SuSE V9.2 linux system connected via broadband to the internet?
The 'would be clients' connect to their own ISP, and establish some form of tunnel. Once the connection is established, NFS, Samba and printer shares should be available to them.
You've already said it yourself - you need a tunnel, so a VPN is the answer.
The connection should be established in such a way that both, windows and linux clients can easily connect using software that is freely available under both Linux and Windows.
What is the recommended SuSE Linux way of achieving this?
I dunno if there is a "recommended" way as such, but I don't think you've got any other choice than a VPN.
/Per Jessen, Zürich
openvpn is part of the SuSE distros, though they don't provide a way to configure it in YaST. The docs should help as no doubt would this list if any problems arise. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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