Re: VPN using Redhat Linux 8.0

[Chris Travers <chris () travelamericas com>]

Hi Aman,

You have many many options.

My personal preference is to set up an IPSec tunnel between your 
external router at work and your home computer.  Remember IPSec cannot 
pass through a NAT, so if you have a NAT at home you would have to 
tunnel nat-nat.

But SSH can also be used to do port forwarding.  It could be more 
restrictive which could be good or bad.

Best Wishes and Good Luck,
Chris

Aman Raheja wrote:

> Hi All
> Here's the scenario:
> I have a LAN at office (Win XP Prof, Slackware Linux, Redhat Linux 8.0)
> connected to the outside world with a router.
> RH Linux server has samba installed and configured.
> I want to set up a VPN so that I can access the databse and files on my
> office LAN from home. I have RH Linux at home too.
>
> Suggestions and tips are welcome.
> Also, it'll help is anyone points out some good website links and books for
> the same.
>
> Thanks alot
> Aman
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