Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Jul 23 11:50:11 CDT 2013
Hi Arthur: I am glad that info could help. Had another thought, you could also use the product called Hamachi. The company originally was from Vancouver and I had the opportunity to hear a discussion on their product and actually spoke to the programmer, a graduate from UBC...brilliant fellow. The Hamachi product pioneered the business encryption level of AES256. A few years later the company LogMeIn bought the company and now sells Hamachi as one their products and as I have just observered, they have extended its functionality dramatically...full networking. https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/ The cost of the product is really quite reasonable: https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/purchase.aspx (LogMeIn now uses the Hamachi level security for all its products...even Steve Gibson has given Hamachi super high reviews.) I have used it for years for supporting remote servers but only as a "one of" and never as a remote a network. Again, you have access connections as drive letters. The drive automatically connects a soon as you turn on your laptop or PC. PS LogMeIn's support staff is very good...they speak English very well. ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:37:53 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] SSL or SSH or Other? Jim. I was unaware of the ability to refer to remote VPN directories as a drive letter. That's enormously valuable. Thanks for that tip. Also thanks for the link to OpenVPN.Net. That might be the way to go with my colleague's app. I'll take it for a spin and see what's working and what isn't. And the pricing is certainly within the boundaries. A. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:15 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > Inline: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" < > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 5:45:29 PM > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] SSL or SSH or Other? > > Thanks a lot for your input, guys. I've got some research to do, and I've > asked my colleague some questions about configuration to which I lacked > immediate answers, so I'll continue looking into this as I await his > answers. > > Meanwhile, I will proffer some opinions: > > 1. Since the back end is MySQL, a Linux database server is the best > possible choice. Why bother with licensing the MS Server stuff when the > Linux stuff is both solid and free? > : Not to mention, all things being equal is as much as five times as fast > given specific standard operations. > > 2. Whatever his current configuration is (I'm still awaiting details about > his database server), subsequent recommendations will be based on that > answer. > : Note, that if you are using a VPN, you can just refer to remote drives > with directory using drive letter which makes it real easy to run local and > remote applications > > That's about all I have to offer as I await his responses to my questions. > Those responses may or may not limit the choices available. Following Jim's > suggestion to investigate OpenVPN.Net, I have visited the site and am > currently ignoring the TV and reading the material. > > :Absolutely excellent movie. > And speaking of TV, last night I watched Blood Diamond, of which I have a > copy on my bookshelf but haven't watched since its immediate release. What > an incredible movie! I don't recall whether Leonardo diCapreo won an Oscar > for this film, but if not it's travesty. In every possible way, this film > is magnificent -- but most of all, aside from the shots of the African > sunsets, is the performance by DiCapreo, and Djiomin Hounsou and Jennifer > Connelly -- not to mention the exposure of the blood diamond trade. > > Please excuse the irrelevant venture into clearly-OT topics, but I found > this film so unforgettable that I am still reeling from its power, despite > my interests in the original question. > > Arthur > > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru > >wrote: > > > Hi Jim -- > > > > "Watch What You Say"! :) (see below) > > > > > in the age of PRISM this becomes so very important > > It (VPN encryption) might soon become useless: > > > > "The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You > Say)" > > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/all/1 -- > Shamil > > > > Monday, July 22, 2013 11:28 AM -06:00 from Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca > >: > > >Hi Arthur: > > > > > >I am hardly an network expert but for secure connection across internet > I > > would suggest a VPN type network. If done properly, staff with the > > appropriate usernames and passwords can connect in to business network > > through either standard or a specific dedicated address:port installed on > > the company's router. > > > > > >There are a slew of VPN products out there with all sort of features and > > costs. I have one that is installed on my laptop which gives me full > access > > to my entire network when I am on the road...it supports any protocol as > > its is only a tunnel, even RDP. > > > > > >It is called OpenVPN ( http://openvpn.net/ ) and as my resource are > > limited the price is right. The product has clients for any OS but server > > end must be Linux based...not a problem for yourself as it runs fine on > any > > version of Distro, that uses Debian. If the business wants their server > end > > hosted it will cost $6.00 per connection per year (I am sure there are > > volume discounts). > > > > > >I would recommend you set up your own in-house server as once setup > > properly it can left to its own devices as it just works. The beauty of > > hosting is that once a connection is established the client and server > are > > directly linked, no third party intervention is needed. This is of course > > is great for security and in the age of PRISM this becomes so very > > important. > > > > > >HTH > > >Jim > > <<< skipped >>> > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Arthur > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > -- Niels Bohr > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Arthur Cell: 647.710.1314 Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. -- Niels Bohr _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com