[GRLUG] Windoze -> Linux VPN

[Kevin Bassett]

-----Original Message-----
From: grlug-bounces at grlug.org [mailto:grlug-bounces at grlug.org] On Behalf Of Michael Mol
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 4:44 PM
To: Mailing List for LUG in greater Grand Rapids, MI area.
Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Windoze -> Linux VPN

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:32 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> Would like to setup a VPN between four to six remote users and a
> Linux server (OpenSuSE).
>
> Installed pptpd & removed it - flashback to the 1980s! Installed OpenVPN,
> but it seems designed for 'nailed' connections (i.e. static). I recall
> doing some demos with it many years ago, but it does not seem like a KISS
> solution.
>
> What's the simplest way to setup a VPN between Windoze clients & a Linux
> server? The clients will all be remote machines, so each would be a
> unique termination point. The clients will be sharing files in a single
> directory on the server.

>I haven't used it in almost half a decade, but give this a shot:
>https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/
>
>-- 
>:wq



Himachi used to be a great product now you have to pay for it. They have a 14 day trial version.