http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/VPN-Masquerade-HOWTO.html http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/VPN-HOWTO.html
On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 21:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was looking at setting a VPN also so i could use my server resource like > printer and connect to my PIM. > Bill > > > > VPN = Virtual Private Network, i.e. one based on PPTP or L2TP > > protocols. It allows you to create a secure tunnel (i.e. encrypted) > > through an unsecure medium (the internet, for example). > > VNC = Virtual Network Computing, as you say, is a tool that only allows > > a remote display. > > I guess Bill wants to avoid FTP since it is insecure. > > > > That said, I don't know how to set up a VPN :-( > > > > raffaele > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Bill, > >> > >> VNC isn't really for transferring files--it's for using a > >> computer remotely. I think what you need to do is run a > >> FTP server on your Linux box. > >> > >> Miark > >> > >> > >> "William R. Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: > >> > >> > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>> > >>> I would like to set up a VPN so I can connect to my computer from > >>> work. This is what I have . I have a laptop with windows XP that I > >>> take to work. I need to be able to connect Via VPN so I can get some > >>> files from my Linux mandrake 8.0 server at home. I do not how to set > >>> up a VPN to allow windows users to connect. any help thanks Bill > >>> Nash. > >>> > >>> > >>>Bill Nash > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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