accessing home network

[Michael Butash]

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 at gmail.com
> <mailto:bmike1 at 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 at obnosis.com <mailto:lisakachold at 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 at gmail.com
>         <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             I use SSH personally. Uberflexible
>
>             On Dec 31, 2011 8:57 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com
>             <mailto:bmike1 at 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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