Index of /vpn

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 Parent Directory        20-Nov-2009 11:28      -  
 BETA/                   21-Jan-2009 16:14      -  
 VPNMacOSX/              26-May-2009 15:36      -  
 eappraisal/             16-Dec-2008 18:59      -  
 linux/                  11-Mar-2008 13:51      -  
 solaris/                04-May-2006 12:11      -  
 windows/                21-Jan-2009 16:12      -

vpn info If you are accessing RSMAS nodes from off of the RSMAS net or from the RSMAS wireless net, there are some restrictions on what you can do. If you require local RSMAS net access from outside you can use the RSMAS VPN Server to make it look like you are a local computer. This is preferable to making the RSMAS node available thru the firewall in most cases; ssh is better only where there is fairly large-volume data transfer- as in XWindows applications and frequent large-file transfer.

Virtual Private Net (vpn) client is available here. The client allows you to be on the "local" RSMAS net when you are on a remote computer and connected to the Internet by an outside provider such as AOL, BellSouth DSL, RSMAS Wireless net, etc. Using this, you don't go thru the firewall, thus you have full access to RSMAS services.

You must have an account on the RSMAS VPN server for this to work. Contact Silvia (54028, silvia@rsmas.miami.edu) for an account/passwd.

The connection is a bit slower than a regular connection (~30% for me) and requires a some setup by the user, but it works without too much trouble. You must get a VPN username and password from RCF staff before you can use the service. Mike made pretty complete setup instructions for Windows which are in the windows folder below here. See subdirectories for your operating system. The most extensive documentation is for in the windows directory.

To install:
1) download the client from the folder for your operating system (above).
a) The client for Vista is in a folder below the windows\ folder.
b) Don't try to install the cisco linux client, use vpnc. See the notes in the linux directory.
2) install as appropriate for your operating system.
3) see the documentation in the windows\ folder for configuring the vpn installation.

Q. Do I use TCP or UDP tunneling for VPN.
A. That is configurable by the client (your node). IPSec over TCP would be preferred by many people to get around timeout problems of using UDP. UDP usually just works for most people without them having to configure any port forwarding. An IPSec tunnel over UDP over most routers/firewalls may time out in 20-30 miunutes. A TCP tunnel can stay up indefinitely.

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Grant 6/06