[thelist] [OT] shared remote network...?

[Eduardo Kienetz]

On 7/10/07, Phil Turmel <pturmel-webdev at turmel.org> wrote:
> Tris wrote:
> > i've got a bunch of data, that i'd like to share with a few close
> > pals, and also get to see what they've shared...
> >
> > is there an app or protocal that i'm missing to allow us to see each
> > other as if we were all in the same network?
> >
> > we're all on static IP's and have access to configure firewalls and
> > routers etc.. but I don't know the terminology to type into google to
> > learn how to do this, or if we need 3rd party software...
> > My gut says that Sindoze should do this, but some of us are on XP
> > home, not Pro...
> >
> > anyhoo, ideas?
> >
> > Ta,
> > Tris...
> >
> Try OpenVPN [1].  It does point-to-point tunneling where the
> endpoint on each computer operates as a separate network card.
> It can operate either in pure TCP/IP mode (most efficient) or in
> bridging mode (most protocol compatibility).  Runs on lots of
> platforms, too.
>
> I use it every day for home-office VPN connectivity (windows
> shares in particular), and it has been rock solid for the last
> three years.  Pretty low overhead, too:  +20ms ping through the
> tunnel compared to the corresponding public IP connection.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phil
>
> [1] http://openvpn.net/

Agreed. I use OpenVPN in ~100 Windows and Linux VPNs.

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Eduardo Bacchi Kienetz
LPI Certified - Level 2
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