You've got to be running an OpenVPN server.

I'm running a pfSense firewall, and it has an option for setting up an
OpenVPN server. I also have a TrueNAS system that also has the option of
ruining an OpenVPN server. The point here, is that the software for running
an OpenVPN server is diverse and flexible. Additionally, I have mine
configured to not require a username or password, instead of checks for an
authorized TLS certificate.

Really handy.

I traveled to the Midwest for Christmas and brought my laptop. It was
really nice being able to connect the VPN and then have access to my local
network, all the way from South Dakota!

Thanks,
Alexander

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S22+

On Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 07:29 Michael via PLUG-discuss <
plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

> How do I access files on a remote network using openvpn? Everything I am
> finding with google is connecting to the external server but not how to
> access files on said server. Or wait... maybe I set open vpn up
> suuccessfullly! Next I would ssh the file?
>
>    ssh {user}@{servers ip address (found in ifconfig)} <enter>
>
> it asks for password and then you treat it as if you are on your computer?
> {user} & password= what I signed up with
>
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