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SSH and VPN (IPCop Firewall)


  What if I need remote access to my computers?

You can configure IPCop Firewall and your remote computers to use VPN which basically lets authorized remote computers "pretend" to be behind your firewall, even if, in reality, they are far, far away in a distant galaxy. Check out the IPCop VPN documentation.

You can remotely access your desktop from any location with an internet connection here is how.

  1. To remotely access your the Desktop machine (UNIX workstation, PC with Linux or Windows or Macintosh) use VNC. Some Windows users may prefer TightVNC. Install VNC on your desktop machine.

  2. To secure access to your Desktop Machine SSH is recommended. SSH is built into IPCop (you have to switch it on using the web interface: One the IPCop web interface select, System, SSH and enable SSH then press Save).

  3. Now on the remote site you will need an SSH Client.
    - Windows PuTTY
    - Macintosh NiftyTelnet SSH
    - Unix OpenSSH
    You can find more extensive lists of SSH clients for various (other) operating systems here).

  4. Open port 222 in External services.

  5. Open an SSH connection and setup a tunnel to your desktop machine.

  6. Use a VNC client (a java enabled browser will do) on the remote PC to access your desktop at home!