I am running TivoWebPlus on my tivo boxes and this web server allows remote access to the Tivo. I would like to securely access my tivo from outside my lan. I have a Linux box running Suse 9.2 and a few window machines connected to a router and DSL.

I have heard 2 options

1. Use TightVNC, OpenSSH and puTTY. I got this running last night. The response is slow but workable.

2. Use orenosp. I'm not familiar with the product. It is described as a reverse proxy.

Is anyone familiar with orenosp? I'm open to any other suggestions.

Thanks for your help.

How is your LAN set up? It may be as simple as forwarding port 443 through your router/gateway to your Tivo box.

Yes - I could port forward but that would leave the Tivo boxes exposed. Some people do this and try to hide them with a high port number

Does the TiVO not have any built in authentication? (I know little about Tivos).
Regardless, there's no such thing as too much security. A reverse proxy is indeed what you require to further secure such a connection, and Apache's mod_proxy should be able to do this, but it requires a bit of setup.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_proxy.html

I'm unfamiler with Oreonsp, but it seems to be very similar.

Thanks for your reply. I think I know what a proxy does but what is a reverse proxy? Under a proxy Apache would determine if the request needs to be fulfilled externally or by the proxy. Under a reverse would Apache know to go get the information?

What makes it secure?

I like this solution since it gives me a reason to learn a little more about web servers and I can see other applications.

Thanks Again

I should have read your link before asking. From the link a reverse proxy is:

A typical usage of a reverse proxy is to provide Internet users access to a server that is behind a firewall. Reverse proxies can also be used to balance load among several back-end servers, or to provide caching for a slower back-end server. In addition, reverse proxies can be used simply to bring several servers into the same URL space.

Thanks