PPTP vs. SSL

[jordi laforge]

Will remote connections then be able to VNC in securely over Openvpn? Say to
a workstation (WinXP) that has RealVNC server installed?

On 10/21/06, Eric Shubes <plug at shubes.net> wrote:
>
> I would set up an IPCop firewall at the office. It has OpenVPN built in,
> so
> IPCop<-->IPCop tunneling is a piece of cake, in case any of your home
> users
> also have an IPCop. This can also work with dynamic IP addresses at both
> ends, btw. It's also possible to configure IPCop for road warriors, but
> that
> takes slightly more doing.
>
> Maybe we should have an(other) IPCop presentation at the users meeting, if
> there's interest. IPCop is a good way to bring less capable boxes out of
> retirement.
>
> jordi laforge wrote:
> > I'm trying to provide a roadwarrior situation. Here is what I'm looking
> at:
> > Small 8-12 user lan.
> > 4-5 of these users have home pc's(Windows) that they'd like to use to
> > connect to the
> > office and user the file server\ email\ databases.
> > The windows file server has PPTP capabilities.
> >
> > I could either use the Windows PPTP or setup another server running
> > Linux with openvpn. Or something else I haven't thought of....but you
> > guys suggest.
> > Whaddya think?
> >
> >
> > On 10/20/06, *Kurt Granroth* <plug-discuss at granroth.org
> > <mailto:plug-discuss at granroth.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     jordi laforge wrote:
> >     > Which would you use? Can you transfer files over SSL? Just looking
> for
> >     > opinions.
> >
> >     I would guess that since you mention PPTP that you are looking for a
> VPN
> >     solution... but that doesn't jibe with your comment about
> transferring
> >     files.  Can you give a bit more detail on what you are trying to do?
> >
> >     I'll give a scattershot of comments though and maybe one or two will
> hit
> >     the mark.
> >
> >     PPTP is a VPN solution and SSL is a (streaming?) encryption
> standard.
> >     You can use SSL as the encryption layer of a VPN, though, which is
> >     exactly what OpenVPN uses.  I recommend OpenVPN as a VPN solution if
> you
> >     have the opportunity.
> >
> >     If you just want to transfer files over a non-secure network in a
> >     secure
> >     manner, then you have a few choices.  If it's just file upload and
> >     download, then I typically use ssh either directly with 'scp' or
> 'sftp'
> >     or 'rsync'.
> >
> >     If you are downloading only from a static source that you control
> and
> >     you have no SSH access, then you can use SSL via HTTPS.
> >
> >     If you want to use an unencrypted network protocol in an encrypted
> >     manner, then you can create a tunnel either with ssh or stunnel.
> >
> >     Did any of those come close to what you're looking for?
> >
> >     Kurt
> >     ---------------------------------------------------
>
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
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