I am planning to add to my network again, to allow me to test stuff, and to allow me a remote access to my network. Basically I plan to be my own isp. I have jetstream at home, and I can access it from machines on the network, No problem. What I want to do net is to set up a server that I can dial into over my cellphone when I am away from the office and become part of the network This means I wish to access, not only my Internet, but also all my shared directories ... etc, It looks like mgetty will do this, has anyone done something like this before. Mostly it will be on an internal pabx line for testing purposes, and will give a basic 33.6k connection to the network. other than the obvious security risks, and slow speed, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of or better tools/methods I should consider. -- "Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholly understand, into shapes we cannot precisely analyse so as to withstand forces we cannot properly assess in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance." Dr A R Dykes.
What I want to do net is to set up a server that I can dial into over my cellphone when I am away from the office and become part of the network
From my understanding, mgetty will do the job here.
Mostly it will be on an internal pabx line for testing purposes, and will give a basic 33.6k connection to the network. other than the obvious security risks, and slow speed, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of or better tools/methods I should consider.
As another solution, you could use your cellphone (or any phone you are handy to) to dial into the commodity Internet, and run a VPN such as IPSec or encrypted PPTP over the Internet back to your home network. One benefit of this is that most ISPs have toll-free dialin, so you won't be paying a toll call to connect to your home network (and therefore wouldn't be a problem just borrowing a handy landline).
I considered this too, but ISP's do not allow cellphone calls on the toll free numbers, and I will be using this in the bus. so I would need to get a data plan and use GPRS or CDMa modems. The cellphone is cheeper for occasional use. Now if woosh takes off, then it will be attractive. On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 01:07 PM, Daniel Lawson wrote:
As another solution, you could use your cellphone (or any phone you are handy to) to dial into the commodity Internet, and run a VPN such as IPSec or encrypted PPTP over the Internet back to your home > network.
One benefit of this is that most ISPs have toll-free dialin, so you won't be paying a toll call to connect to your home network (and therefore wouldn't be a problem just borrowing a handy landline).
Daniel Lawson wrote:
As another solution, you could use your cellphone (or any phone you are handy to) to dial into the commodity Internet, and run a VPN such as IPSec or encrypted PPTP over the Internet back to your home network.
One benefit of this is that most ISPs have toll-free dialin, so you won't be paying a toll call to connect to your home network (and therefore wouldn't be a problem just borrowing a handy landline).
I could also imagine that the hassle of setting up a new ISP account, plus all the wonderful charges associated to dialing up with a cellphone would be much more beneficial in the short term to dial into a private line. This is what my mums work does as they only require internet once or twice a day. - Drew
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