Mark Breen
marklbreen at gmail.com
Thu Jul 25 02:33:13 CDT 2013
Hi Arthur, John Colby recommended Hamachi about 7 years ago and I have used it every single day since. Installed it on three machines only yesterday. On 24 July 2013 09:27, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jim and Hans-Christian. I'm reading the LogMeIn and OpenVPN info > now, to determine which might provide the best solution for this problem. > > Arthur > > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Hans-Christian Andersen < > hans.andersen at phulse.com> wrote: > > > Hi Arthur, > > > > I'm in agreement with Jim here. Openvpn would probably be the best > > solution here. SSH works great, but you will take a performance hit. > > > > - Hans > > > > > > On 2013-07-23, at 5:37 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >