I do this with my work printer - the printer is locked down to a local network - I can print from locked out offices/labs anywhere (and even from home, picking up the printouts when I arrive - convenient!)
I also transfer sometimes large files (using scp) and run ssh sessions and imap/smtp mail all through the same tunnel(s) - I actually use two in series with a convenient host in between to get around some local routing issues. All can be transparent and just work. scp can sometimes be a pain with slow speeds but its dependent on network conditions external to the tunnel - i.e., some external conditions cause interactions that affect packet sizes/latency within the tunnel - doesnt happen often though. Routing is often an issue (particularly to networks a few hops away on the "inside") - ospf (quagga) was the solution, though RIP is probably easier/better for this The downside - gentoos openvpn and networking design is ok for simple setups, but has to be overidden when getting complex. Can be "fragile" when design changes are taking place - breaks when you least expect it like when they introduced the bind flag into the init.d script (grrrrr) Note that you need sympathetic or pliable IT staff if its a workplace - helps to have them onside if you are going to bypass their security policies for your own benefit! BillK On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 19:44 -0600, Dan Farrell wrote: > On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:49 -0800 > Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You can print from your laptop to your printer at home while > > > overseas, for example. > > Sounds very convenient ; ) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
