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by choppit

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What open source VPN client/server solutions are being used by TR members for road warrior access?

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by stress junkie

I noticed jmgarvin using NT some time ago. Now you're using it. What does it mean?

$ wtf NT
Gee... I don't know what NT means...
$

by choppit

I've wondered about that too. I just looked it up, apparently it means "No Text"

by choppit

Do you forward over SSH or use some other method to connect to the remote LAN?

by jaqui

tightvnc has builtin ssh.
( was designed as a secure vnc server and client system )

if using tightvnc is out of the question, then only work vnc through ssh and rfb.
( rfb for those that get lost in console. )

using insecure methods defeats an important part of the network / system design, that of keeping confidential data confidential. :)

and yup. NT = no text.
( meaning post title answers question or comment alone )

by jaqui

the only time I set up tightvnc was with mandrake's tweaked, user friendly version.
they may have added the step to start the ssh session into it.

by choppit

OpenVPN looks like it may meet my needs. At the moment I'm using an MS PPTP server which works great for my Windows clients but I've had limited success with the Linux PPTP implementation. Besides this if I can implement the VPN server on Linux I can retire another Windows server in favour of Linux. :)

by techman5000

Hamachi's great. I use it a lot, and interestingly enough they just got bought up by Logmein

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