If you get to a point you want a dedicated vpn appliance for the house,
look at a consumer-ish router/firewall running ddwrt or tomato, both of
which you can use openvpn with through package additions.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=dd-wrt&bop=And&Order=PRICED&PageSize=20
I know a few folks using the asus rt-n16 and like it. I see them refurb
from time to time for ~$70 bucks. I might be getting one for 802.11n ap
function to replace my old cisco's too.
-mb
On 01/04/2012 06:09 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> You can't use the appliance unless you have virtualbox or vmware.
>
> On Jan 4, 2012 5:44 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com
> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Lisa.... I d/l vpn-as in about 2 minutes. Now I am d/l an
> appliance; the OpenVPN Access Server Virtual Appliance. It is going
> to tak half an hour. Do I need this? I realize that by the time I
> get a reply it will be d/l but still, do I need this? The d/l is a
> zip file so I am thinking this is a windows program. What gives?
>
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Lisa Kachold
> <lisakachold@obnosis.com <mailto:lisakachold@obnosis.com>> wrote:
>
> Install an OpenVPNAS (Access Server). It's quite a lot easier
> and WAY safer than ssh, plus most shops don't packet filter for
> VPN, but they do for ssh 22.
>
> OpenVPNAS will automatically allow you to download your clients
> configurations after you login from any system and allows 2
> licenses for free (2 connections).
> It's very easy to install, doing all the bridging and iptables
> for you. All you do is connect the web interface and download
> your client and connect. OpenVPN clients are available for all
> computers and work flawlessly.
>
> For those of you who need more than 2 connections at any time,
> you can get 10 lifetime licenses for $50.00.
>
> This IS the s-hexy-ist solution around.
>
> Here's the instructions:
>
> http://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides.html
>
> Be sure you open the VPN ports on your firewall and on your
> local box per the instructions.
>
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com
> <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I use SSH personally. Uberflexible
>
> On Dec 31, 2011 8:57 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com
> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> How does one access their home network from a remote
> location? What I want to do is backup my laptops hard
> drive to my desktops hard drive with fsarchiver. I
> know..... by the time I get a reply I will be home and
> will have accessed my home network but I might need to
> do this for some other reason.
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