Using having broadband trigger a dial-up connection
 

I've got a little brainbuster that hopefully one of you geniuses will just know off the top of your head.

I have been happily using PDAnet to get my Treo600 to provide internet access to my laptop while I'm in the local cafe's, etc. However, I now have to admin a few networks, Lotus Notes and Linux to be precise, which are only accessible by dial-up for security purposes.

Of course, I can have the Treo manually dial the #, but so long as I'm not using Sprint's wireless network, and dialing manually, I'm paying $.01/kB. Not such a great deal if I have to actually use TightVNC to do manual demonstrations, updates, or settings changes, or pass more than just log updates back and forth.

Now I know that one can send a FAX over broadband and have it reach a service which then sends the signal over regular phone lines to a fax machine on the other end, and vice-versa, but is there a way to set up an SSL tunnel to my home server which can then redirect through a direct dial-up connection to the target machine, keeping a steady, secure, encrypted link.

Notes has a server-passthru system that I'm pretty sure will do that as I want, so long as I'm staying in the Notes environment. But I'm not sure how to get to the JUST the Linux environment. I know I can VNC into the server over broadband, and then manually to a dial-up, but that would be a LOT less efficient than just finding a way to just route the connection without having to engage the server's X-windows, or even command environment.

Any ideas? Is this just a simple OpenVPN, or TightVNC function that I've missed? If so, where's a good place to start? If not, what might I be able to utilize to achieve these goals?

Thanks in advance,
Sam

You can use SSH from your Treo (its a palm isn't it?) - freeware download called Pssh.

However, I don't quite understand what you are trying to do.

Do you want to SSH from the treo to the home server then go to the work server?

Could you ssh to the home pc from the treo, and then when your there, set up another ssh to the end destination?

Just a thought - Im still learning how to do it myself!

Yours

f0ul Oli