Re: XPs built in VPN

dg wrote:
Yes, "work" does indeed have a firewall that could be screwing me up. If that is the case, is there any way to make this work without asking the network administrator to change the firewall settings? I work under the IT dept and the administrators office is right across the hall from me, but I would never ask him to change the firewall for something so unnecessary. Really I just wanted the ability to grab a file from home if necessary. Any tips? I know there are alternatives to VPN like using FTP for transferring files (which would be downright easy), but ideally I could use a VPN.

Thanks,
--Dan


Two other methods you can try:
1) SSH - if you firewall does not block port 22. In this case, you need a
SSH daemon on your home PC. Try installing cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com),
which makes linux utilities available on Windows. You need to port forward
port 22 to you XP machine.  If you manage to set this up, it will give you
the maximum flexibility; shell access. In addition, SSH is very secure
(suggest to use protocol version 2 only).

2) Run IIS (better Apache) on your Home PC, map the directory you want to
grab files into IIS document tree.  Now, a lot of ISP block port 80 hosting.
So, I suggest you use port 443 on your IIS. Port forward port 443 at your
firewall to the PC.  At work, to access your home web server, always use
this http://a.b.c.d:443 (not https:// which will start a SSL negotiation).
Please be real careful with your access control on your IIS, otherwise,
your will be attracting lots of problem.

Good luck.
K.

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