how to securely mount a remote filesystem via internet
dear list. :) This will probably be a very simple question, with a very obvious answer to all of you, but not to me. I would like to securely mount a (part of a) filesystem of another (suse) linux server via the internet. So that copying files to that certain mount point, actually means: copying that file to a server far away in another country. Clear..? I've done some searching, and these seem to be options: - nfs (seems to be unsafe (except when over vpn)) - ssh (file transfer possible, but mounting as filesystem not) - lufs (enables you to mount ftp/ssh locations in filesystem, but requires kermnel recompile) So, what do you people here use? And what is the 'recommened' way to do this? BTW: i can do whatever I want also on the remote machine, it's 'my' machine, so any configuration is possible. And yes: both sides have very decent internet connections. Thanks very much in advance, Mourik Jan --- email: echo ude.unu.hcetni@knipueh | rev
On Wednesday 15 December 2004 04:41 am, Heupink, Mourik Jan C. wrote:
dear list. :)
This will probably be a very simple question, with a very obvious answer to all of you, but not to me.
I would like to securely mount a (part of a) filesystem of another (suse) linux server via the internet. So that copying files to that certain mount point, actually means: copying that file to a server far away in another country. Clear..?
I've done some searching, and these seem to be options: - nfs (seems to be unsafe (except when over vpn)) - ssh (file transfer possible, but mounting as filesystem not) - lufs (enables you to mount ftp/ssh locations in filesystem, but requires kermnel recompile)
So, what do you people here use? And what is the 'recommened' way to do this? BTW: i can do whatever I want also on the remote machine, it's 'my' machine, so any configuration is possible. And yes: both sides have very decent internet connections.
Thanks very much in advance,
Mourik Jan
You haven't mentioned why you want to do this.... Do you *need* real-time updating of that remote filesystem or would periodic updates do? (as in maybe once an hour or even a half hour.)
Short answer: use OpenVPN to create a VPN between the two computers and use NFS over that. I recommend using OpenVPN in UDP mode and NFS in TCP mode. On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, Heupink, Mourik Jan C. wrote:
dear list. :)
This will probably be a very simple question, with a very obvious answer to all of you, but not to me.
I would like to securely mount a (part of a) filesystem of another (suse) linux server via the internet. So that copying files to that certain mount point, actually means: copying that file to a server far away in another country. Clear..?
I've done some searching, and these seem to be options: - nfs (seems to be unsafe (except when over vpn)) - ssh (file transfer possible, but mounting as filesystem not) - lufs (enables you to mount ftp/ssh locations in filesystem, but requires kermnel recompile)
So, what do you people here use? And what is the 'recommened' way to do this? BTW: i can do whatever I want also on the remote machine, it's 'my' machine, so any configuration is possible. And yes: both sides have very decent internet connections.
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Heupink, Mourik Jan C. wrote:
dear list. :)
This will probably be a very simple question, with a very obvious answer to all of you, but not to me.
I would like to securely mount a (part of a) filesystem of another (suse) linux server via the internet. So that copying files to that certain mount point, actually means: copying that file to a server far away in another country. Clear..?
I've done some searching, and these seem to be options: - nfs (seems to be unsafe (except when over vpn)) - ssh (file transfer possible, but mounting as filesystem not) - lufs (enables you to mount ftp/ssh locations in filesystem, but requires kermnel recompile)
So, what do you people here use? And what is the 'recommened' way to do this? BTW: i can do whatever I want also on the remote machine, it's 'my' machine, so any configuration is possible. And yes: both sides have very decent internet connections.
Use a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:41:16 +0100, Heupink, Mourik Jan C.
dear list. :)
This will probably be a very simple question, with a very obvious answer to all of you, but not to me.
I would like to securely mount a (part of a) filesystem of another (suse) linux server via the internet. So that copying files to that certain mount point, actually means: copying that file to a server far away in another country. Clear..?
I've done some searching, and these seem to be options: - nfs (seems to be unsafe (except when over vpn)) - ssh (file transfer possible, but mounting as filesystem not) - lufs (enables you to mount ftp/ssh locations in filesystem, but requires kermnel recompile)
So, what do you people here use? And what is the 'recommened' way to do this? BTW: i can do whatever I want also on the remote machine, it's 'my' machine, so any configuration is possible. And yes: both sides have very decent internet connections.
Thanks very much in advance,
Mourik Jan
Hi, even I do not help you, some time ago I have read this article and found it really meaningful, especially about the network shares. I have some strong points against the shares over an Internet. I guess you know exactly what you want, but still considering a different POV is good. So, read the article (the network transparency part), and consider again if it is really so necessary to use shares/mounts in opposite of sftp. This is the link: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/printerFriendly/articles/fog0000000041.html Cheers Sunny -- Get Firefox http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=10745&t=85
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