I was looking at setting a VPN also so i could use my server resource like printer and connect to my PIM. Bill
> VPN = Virtual Private Network, i.e. one based on PPTP or L2TP > protocols. It allows you to create a secure tunnel (i.e. encrypted) > through an unsecure medium (the internet, for example). > VNC = Virtual Network Computing, as you say, is a tool that only allows > a remote display. > I guess Bill wants to avoid FTP since it is insecure. > > That said, I don't know how to set up a VPN :-( > > raffaele > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Bill, >> >> VNC isn't really for transferring files--it's for using a >> computer remotely. I think what you need to do is run a >> FTP server on your Linux box. >> >> Miark >> >> >> "William R. Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> saith: >> >> >>>Hello, >>> >>> >>> I would like to set up a VPN so I can connect to my computer from >>> work. This is what I have . I have a laptop with windows XP that I >>> take to work. I need to be able to connect Via VPN so I can get some >>> files from my Linux mandrake 8.0 server at home. I do not how to set >>> up a VPN to allow windows users to connect. any help thanks Bill >>> Nash. >>> >>> >>>Bill Nash
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
