That's what I was trying to say. it allows access but does not host. ----- Original Message ----- From: "hank smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:33 AM Subject: Re: vpn on mac?
thanks for clairifying this info is greatly appreciated <smiles> Hank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Blouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:19 PM Subject: Re: vpn on mac? >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]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> 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 >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "vashaun jones" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X >>>> by theblind" <[email protected]> >>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
