On Sunday 17 December 2006 12:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > * On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 01:51:43PM +1100, Michael Kedzierski wrote: > > On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >* On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 03:54:06PM +1100, Craige McWhirter wrote: > > >> Have you considered using OpenVPN? > > > > > >My understanding is that OpenVPN doesn't allow you to get a console on > > >the remote machine (which I'd want for installing stuff). > > > > It's a VPN, which stands for Virtual Private Network. It places you > > both on a network, like as if you were on the same LAN. So then you > > could just SSH directly in, or do whatever. > > OK, that makes sense. Because of the double encryption (vpn + ssh), > would speed/responsiveness be a problem? If so, I seem to remember > there's an option in OpenVPN to force UDP. Or of course I could use > telnet, and limit it using tcpwrappers to just the vpn ips.
In practice I see no difference in ssh to a site and vpn-ssh to the same site waix ie local WA and ssh to my dad in the UK (bluddyel their botton end adsl is 1.5MB, 20 quid/month), both from tigger (x86_64 3800), celeron 2.0 to celeron 2.4 and a P4-3G. I use SuSE and often use yast (curses) rather than yast2 (qt-x) for remote admin but both work, x okish, curses good. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
