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Creating a VPN for remote access of a PC.

Asked by: alienvoice

Hi again,

I am also trying to setup an encrypted connection to a location that will serve as a storage facility while I travel for various types of documents/software.

The server operating system will be either Fedora 11 or Windows 2003 standard server edition.

VPN has been suggested as the best option. Can anyone offer a suggestion on a particular piece of software/hardware for a VPN that could be accessed through a webpage from anywhere online?

Thanks in advance.

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2009-09-11 at 00:00:29ID24723768
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Encrypted tunneling

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Virtual Private Networking (VPN)

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Answers

 

by: bignewfPosted on 2009-09-11 at 07:13:03ID: 25309685

The most dependable webvpn setup is a cisco asa appliance. This appliance can configure webvpn allowing fileshare access, intranet websites, rdp email and other applications from standard webbrowsers such as internet explorer, mozilla, netscape. All that is needed from the client is a java-enabled machine with the webbrowsers I mentioned. No client software is needed.  I am not sure if open vpn using linux offers a webvpn option. Windows server vpn using RRAS does not allow for webvpn access. It uses the built-in windows vpn client.

Cisco is your best bet, although sonicwall and other vendors also offer ssl webvpn also. Cisco deployment offers the best webvpn functionality as I mentioned above for a user.

 

by: iSeePosted on 2009-09-11 at 20:38:14ID: 25314959

Watchguard offers the SSL VPN functionality with SSL100 (http://www.watchguard.com/products/ssl100.asp). They have a bunch of VPN clients that might fit the bill (http://www.watchguard.com/products/vpnsolutions.asp), all depending on needs, budget and preferences. There is also the Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows if you don't want to spend much and only need to access that thing whiel you travel . Good luck.

 

by: iSeePosted on 2009-09-12 at 23:54:44ID: 25319225

Have you thought about something like logmein.com or teamviewer.com? Probably the easiest/chapest way to do it.

 

by: alienvoicePosted on 2009-09-27 at 17:04:46ID: 25436041

My apologies, I thought i had closed and distributed points for all my open questions. I will assign the points.

 

by: alienvoicePosted on 2009-09-27 at 17:43:50ID: 31634214

Excellent suggestions from both parties. Still have a few of the links to go through, Cisco would be the way I would go if money was no option! But for now I'm trying the VPN clients.

Again sorry for the delay and thanks for the suggestions.

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