I got someone that wants to access a server from home. The host PC is running XP PRO with SP2, and is behind a router. The router supports network setups as well as manual port forwarding. The client PC, (Only one client total) is running XP Home edition. I don't know if it has SP2 or not, but either way it will go through the internet. Now, All I need to do is allow access to one folder, and everything inside it. Very simple straight access to one PC except that it needs to be able to still share the folder with the clients in the office as well. I set it running a peer to peer network with basic full access to the one folder. So, what can I do for this? I have no idea how the remote PC will access the net. It could be Dial-up or high-speed, but the person wants full access to all the documents at work, and I set it up so they are all put in the one folder (So long as that's where people save them) Getting another program is an option.
No one can help? This would be my first time dealing with a VPN, and I would rather do it myself then have to turn the guy to another person.
Hi, I haven't done any VPN set up before (only remote desktop) but from what you are telling me, you do not have the necessary infrastructure to support VPN. To use VPN, you need to have a VPN Server. You cannot connect to another PC using VPN without bypassing a VPN Server. I hope this helps.
Rats, well. Is there anything else that I can do? As long as the person can access the documents in the My Documents folder (as if they were there) then it should work. It would need to be as easy as possible to use.
If you really want to, you can go with the Linux solution I guess. Just find any old machine (even a Pentium 100 with 16mb ram will do), stick in 2 network cards and build yaself a router on that. Choice of either OpenVPN (SSL VPN), or PopTop (PPTP)
Well, this would be for a job, and there is not enough room for another system as is. Thanks anyway, I'll let the person know it can't be done with the restrictions set on me.
Unfortunately, that might be too difficult for the person to use. (To put it simply, I need it to be idiot proof. This person recently learned that E-Mail can be sent to many people at once, and they use AOL.)
Then setting up VPN would have been even more complicating becos you will need to use the VPN client. In my opinion FTP would be the best option, all you need to do is setup the FTP server and then you can write a simple documentation on how to FTP into the server
Yes, but a VPN client can be automated. If something doesn’t work, I get called. So, I just sent an E-Mail explaining the situation. Plus, I don’t think they want to go through the costs of getting one set up now. It was an idea, but because it won’t work out (easily) then it will most likely be dropped. Thanks for the info and help.
PPTP type of VPNs r likely the most idiot proof I guess. The client's already available by default on Windows. There's a wizard available to help u set it up too (although I would personally prefer to use some other types of VPN lar)
I'm thinking of setting VPN in my homes too....my friend recommended this http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Sate...818934&pagename=Linksys/Common/VisitorWrapper due to my budget i'm only considering this... http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Sate...832495&pagename=Linksys/Common/VisitorWrapper
Just keep Googling...who knows, you might find some possible programs to use . SSL-Explorer: A web-based VPN server. Still in beta, but looks very promising. OpenVPN: Looks pretty interesting. Might be a little more involved to set up compared to SSL-Explorer though. There should be a few more programs out there that you can make use of. An alternative is to get the client PC upgraded to XP Pro and just use Remote Desktop.
something wrong wif my firefox. clicking the edit button wont work. anyway, the program is tightvnc. http://www.tightvnc.com/ hmm... i read your post again, and its not actually what i thought it was (was speed reading). u might wanna give hamachi a try, since u wanna share a folder.
TightVNC is not a VPN solution. It is a remote control solution and does not encrypt any of the client-server data unless you tunnel it yourself using something like stunnel.