[NCLUG] VPN

[James Brummer]

For a "VPN" I usually use SSH tunneling because it's incredibly easy. 
All it really requires is a box at home running sshd configured to allow 
tunneling. I then usually setup Putty as my ssh client and setup the 
tunnels there. Basically I'll create a tunnel either to Window's RDP or 
a VNC server (or any other service such as IceCast so I can listen to my 
home music at work). After looking at other VPN solutions this one was 
easiest for me to implement since it doesn't require a special router or 
any complicated configurations.

A quick Google search for "ssh tunneling" will definitely provide better 
information than I can.

-James

Michael Milligan wrote:
> On Aug 1, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> wrote:
>
>> Openvpn works great. Runs on osx, linux, win.
>> You can run it via tcp or udp to any port you like. You can run it in
>> bridging mode or routing mode. It uses openssl as it's underlying
>> encryption so it's well tested.
>
> It also can do split tunneling very well.  I typically VPN to home, my 
> server farm, and default to direct for everything else, when "at the 
> coffee shop".
>
> If you need example configs, just ask.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
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