Re: remote access for linux clients

[Matthew Gracie <graciem () CANISIUS EDU>]

On 09/29/2011 12:33 PM, Entwistle, Bruce wrote:
> We are currently looking into options for connecting remote linux users
> to servers located on our internal network.  In the past we have
> utilized firewall translations to allow direct access, but are looking
> to for a solution which utilizes a more secure encrypted connection.  We
> currently use a Cisco ASA for VPN connections for our windows and MAC
> users, but the last version of a linux client was released over three
> years ago.  So there doesn’t look to be much support in this area. 

Depending on how many clients you're talking about, a host inside the
network running OpenVPN and acting as a server for the incoming
connections might be a good option.

If you put it together with certificate authentication, the end-user
experience is pretty seamless.

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