I think this is VPN Pass-thru, which means it will allow a machine on
your internal network to pass through VPN traffic to the Internet so you
can connect to a VPN server somewhere. This is not the same as being a
VPN server. See
http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/eac/knowledgebaseAnswer/0,,sid63_gci974986,00.html
or
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/BuyersGuide/FAQDetail.asp?TextID=411&SetID=91
Usually a VPN is a hardened box because hackers will try to get into it
and then onto your network. This means its maintained and updated, not
something burned into firmware on a $50 router.
CB
hank smith wrote:
this router has vpn access
its the linksys wrt54gtm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Blouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: vpn on mac?
Normally a VPN is something set up by your router hardware and I
don't think it's a service provided by your average Best Buy home
router. That said, you might consider port mapping. You could route
external hits to, say , port 80 to be routed to an internal box on
port 80. This would let somebody outside access your internal web
server. Other ports would allow access to other services like
filesharing and ssh. For a lot of purposes that might be all you
need. That said, it does all the world to access those service you
allow people into.
CB
hank smith wrote:
I need him to have access to the stuff on my network from his house
ichat won't do that
is there such vpn capability on mac?
is so how do I tell him to start using it?
Hank
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Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: vpn on mac?
If they have Mac's you could use I Chat.
On May 10, 2008, at 5:10 PM, hank smith wrote:
hello how does one go about accessing vpn on os x?
want to set up a vpn for a few friends to get access to my system
want to know what they need on there machines to get set up?
never done a vpn before.
Hank
