VPN from Win XP to Home Linux Server
Hello:
I have a Linux File server at home and all local Windows machines have their Documents Folder mapped to it and all files are saved there. I can putty into it, but I would like to VPN to it so that I can read & write files from a remote location. How can I do this using the Windows VPN client? Thanks! |
Re: VPN from Win XP to Home Linux Server
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hard way: installing a VPN server. www.freeswan.org www.poptop.org and others ... good luck. |
So then what's the easiest way to install a VPN Server?
Can I buy a wireless router with VPN built in it OR can I run a VPN Server on the Linux Server? Right now, I have a Netgear WGR 614 with Port Forwarding. Either way, I'd like to know my options, but if I can just install a VPN server on the linux server, I'd like to learn that way as well. |
www.poptop.org is a pptp server. The pptp client is a already built into XP.
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as i can see u have 3 options right now.
1- install VPN server on linux. i didnt mean there was a easy way to install vpn server. :) i use poptop on linux with 2.4.x series kernel, and it needs kernel modules and some iptables comands. i can say it is hard. u can try openvpn (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openvpn/) and freeswan(.org) if i remember correctly they are ipsec based VPN server. and i didnt try them b4. 2 - install winscp(.sourceforge.net) on xp client to get or send files via ssh. easiest way.! 3- if your modem doesnt support VPN, buy a new one which supports VPN maybe u have more options. but i just know these. good luck. |
I love having options. :)
What's the consensus on Freeswan vs PopTop ? |
Which is more automated and which is more robust? Are these the two best VPN servers for Linux?
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Does anyone having used more than one VPN Client have any reccomendations ?
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tightvnc
is a no brainer.
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caution - SP2
I am a total n00b to Linux - but not to VPN and I just wanted to sound a note of caution that M$ in their wisdom really screwed with the VPN client in SP2 for XP - enough that it does not work with my corporate VPN server and I am holding two of my five XP machines to SP1 in order to enable my VPN for work,. Sometimes the problem may not hit and sometimes you can work around with a ROUTE ADD command at the XP end but I wanted you to get the earliest heads up on this issue.
Hope I helped. |
I've decided to try OpenVPN becuase it has lots of documentation. Have other tried it?
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OpenVPN has a lot of advantages over other (some proprietary) solutions, try and you will love it!
(it's also very scalable and pretty easy to have 1 windows client connect with multiple different vpn servers at the same time) cheers! |
well the solution is quite simple you can simply try using a software called WINSCP for windows and enable ssh on the linux server that would provide u with perfect vpn solution.
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If I use putty, does that mean SSH is on?
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well, depending on the protocol you selected (in putty), it could be that ssh is on.
most probably it is, because it the default for most distributions. |
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