Scott, Thanks for responding so quickly! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...
>> -=[Inane Babbling Describing Network Setup]=- >> > So far so good. :) Though might I suggest you isolate those >"15 PC's on aDSL" with at *least* a NAT'ing router, if not a NAT'ing >firewall. You can find a LinkSys BEFSR41 on EBay for about $30; the >version just above that with a real firewall (BEFSX41) is only about >$15 more. Keeps me up a night, knowing that people directly connect a >Windows PC to the Internet. :) I probably should have been more specific. There's a Coyote Linux firewall sitting between our DSL modem (which is operating in bridge mode), and our Cisco switch. A win2k DC provides DHCP. And the best part is, the Coyote is a FDD distro which can be customized on a Windows box and has a built-in web administration page. My p133Mhz/32MB/no HDD machine highly recommends it :) >> -=[Assorted Questions Related to Remote Installs]=- > > There's no good way to remote-install Kaboodle across a network >right now. But there *is* a good way to remote-install VNC -- >have a look >at Fastpush: "http://www.darkage.co.uk/vnc/index.htm";. This will get a >VNC connection running, but doesn't provide the underlying secure >connection that Kaboodle provides. We'll set up Kaboodle as part of the standard image, then. >> -=[Tidbits About Exclusive VNC Control]=- > > For better or worse, VNC does provide means of doing this. If >you look at "http://www.realvnc.com/v4/winvnc.html#7"; you'll >see a radio >button in the VNC Server "Input" control that says "Disable >local inputs >while server is in use". The user on the receiving end can still unplug >the PC, but they always could do that. :) I'll arrange for this to happen, as well. I think I saw something on a newsgroup about making the VNC icons not show up, and locking the settings. >> -=[Queries Regarding Zeb Compression / Encryption]=- > > When Kaboodle is talking to Kaboodle across a local network >(or across the Internet), the communication is compressed and >encrypted, >yes. When Kaboodle is just helping to facilitate a VNC connection to a >non-Kaboodle PC, there is no encryption, and it relies solely on the >compression capabilities of VNC (which are pretty good). Since Kaboodle is to be part of our default image, this will be no problem. >> -=[Surprisingly Accurate Guesswork Involving kbProxy]=- > > Correct, KaboodleProxy is not yet shipping, but it's >not required >in order to establish a Kaboodle-to-Kaboodle connection across >the Internet >(ie, a "GetEngaged Personal VPN Connection"). KaboodleProxy >simply makes >it easier to create these connections when one or both of the Kaboodle >PC's in the connection are behind a firewall or NAT'ing router (such as >one of the LinkSys boxes I mentioned earlier). I'll set up some port forwarding rules for Kaboodle. >> -=[Wishful Thinking Directed at VPN Setup]=- > > Yes it's possible, but not with Kaboodle. :) What you're asking >about is a true industrial-grade VPN, such as what FreeSWAN (or other >IPSec vendors) provides. To implement this type of VPN, you would setup >a VPN Server at your main office, and install VPN clients at >all of your >remote sites. These VPN clients would affect the routing of all data so >that it was securely delivered to your VPN server, and emerged >onto your >LAN indistinguishable from "local" LAN traffic. Very cool >stuff, but also >very tricky to get working. Hence Kaboodle's "Personal VPN" >distinction. :) >You can find hundreds of pages of resources on this stuff simply by >Google'ing for "VPN software". End-to-end VPN it is... sigh. That's the price I must pay for never having to leave my desk again, I suppose. > Hope this helps! Indeed it does. Again, thanks very much! Regards, -dBarr. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ Kaboodle-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kaboodle-user To UNSUBSCRIBE, click on the above link.
