On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Michael Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> As I understand it (I've forgotten a lot more than I remember), a vpn > provides a secure tunnel between your computer and the distant network. You > would use ssh and other protocols to connect via the vpn tunnel. So, it is > not really a vpn vs. ssh issue. It is a matter of making the ssh connection > out in the open over the Internet, or through the secure tunnel provided by > the vpn. > > ssh offers connection forwarding, and so can be used as a sort of poor-man's vpn. I would say, for a single user with a little patience, it would be sufficient for most needs. the patience is needed because there isn't a way (that I'm aware of) to forward multiple ports at once, as is the default with vpn software. additionally, one needs to alter the way their local client software connects to get it to use the ssh tunnel, whereas that can be handled automagically with a proper vpn in place. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
