-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Stan, Just from my point of view a VPN will link ALL of your ports to the connected network so it will be just like being at your home network. Using SSH/PuTTY will only do a select number of ports and you have to setup more (IMHO).
Eric stan briggs wrote: > all, > > i confess to not being overly-concerned about security. at least that's what > my security guys are always telling me. anyway, i've never used VPN software > to connect to home or office from off-site. i've always used ssh/putty and > the tunneling that they provide. > 1. is this just semantics and i really am using a VPN? > 2. anyone care to toss out pros and cons about using ssh/putty? > > thanks, > stan > > Stan B. Briggs > +1-919-414-9513 > +++++++++++++++++++ > www.oBoJ.org: openBBQ/openJAM is the open source community coming together > for the benefit of society. our events and work are for the purpose of > raising awareness, raising funds, and performing activities for good causes. > participation is open to all who wish to support worthwhile public causes. > +++++++++++++++++++ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Josh Vickery > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:45 PM > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OpenVPN for Home > > Its nice and easy to get through firewalls, requiring only a single UDP (TCP > is possible, but not recommended) port be exposed on the server side. I've > been quite happy with it. > > Josh > > On 10/10/06, Alan Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Is OpenVPN the best for setting up a VPN connection? >> >> Dunno. >> >> >> > Is anyone using it to connect home for secure surfing > and e-mail >> transfers? >> >> Yes. >> >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> -- >> TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >> TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member >> Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIVAwUBRS0S4cX5so7y5L2YAQJuvBAAq/C0eZ3LMdBwHG8dgxeINFTQghehiboZ KoR+YjJOslByeeS7mYSgYkYU2ALz9/ap773d/4vkiykOocXJ30I5n6E918N6jE1S 3AFQLw9T/vGNWxFdBPn6+GhkiF5/6VuUJEBjrzH8zQ9JHQhZSNhAmUk6ZvF5VxEH e1QGVndE3CMP0JRQwCE0XvyJ9SMRjiH1imyaKDV11nSxM4o5d5/odOXypm1ydSyu epEOWxWntV9EgdJgl42ILp381rNBRNo/OEkuowaGAmxJbIGAoDguQxaLkYpS9dL4 RdYFMFzzcHKbpOBRKso94ElVMXqd9klnh3/QVW5M6GI0CWgSL/aTHqVyvkPD1S1j NnJdFQRVfnfuCinQKFf5K43sszOXC8m1WI71eRbcF0TnHe+AlfQxwuWU8Pt3jJ1Y ac4LuCvnb/A9gieCvj0lv/8VhZMA757QOhfGKtJJ+o9GFUh0T61bIyJbEKSLv/OH 9ttUJSdDKJgPmGe2qAkBFVhq4IIfmZaYzd6m6BCagRsSBQw2mF/VcnL/Jg24hwiZ 8f310NCWpzjd9NBNo7iizXXBSHyrzWMTbnMma1m0TAng75qQq3j56KPtswk8aCWG 05uQBRZLcm1LnHa3t8wd30EQToUMBD0asuBdlmy0sB9CvU8PHTilql9JESTNKqn4 VmrKzp3FqIQ= =OWIj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
