[GRLUG] Windoze -> Linux VPN

[Michael Mol]

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.

FWIW, we do use OpenVPN between a single Linux server point and
several client points. Most of those client points are also Linux
boxes, but there's also one Windows laptop in there, for field work.
Works decently.

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