Can you find out how he accesses his Linkstation now (Mapped drive, FTP, etc)? This can help us figure out what solution to develop (OpenSSH alone, or OpenVPN, or some other solution). I would be willing to set things up at home and test from work as a guinea pig.
Jeremiah E. Bess Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 07:32, Kari Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend (my husband's, really) who is currently using a Buffalo > LinkStation as a server (!), but he wants a more secure solution. He > doesn't have a file server at all, and I am in a position to pitch him with > a linux server instead of MS 2008. > > The need for the server stems primarily from his needing secure remote > access. I've never set up a VPN on a linux server before. Can anyone point > me to resources to accomplish this? My husband has already told the guy > that it call all be done in linux ... so I guess I'm committed, even though > I feel a little bit like a fish out of water. > > My last linux server that wasn't a personal toy machine was in a school, > and they sure didn't need remote access. > > If you have any nuggets to supplement my feverish googling today, I'd sure > appreciate it. > > Thanks, > Kari > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
