samba - Mar 2002 - Re: windows 98 remote configuration

Hello, thanks for your answer.

i'm connecting the remote box with samba and the windows machine via the
internet, i
don't plan to use it a lot rigth now, and i'm going to check it out the
VPN
solution.
However, what's the  configuration for the samba server and windows machine
if i just use SAMBA ?

 1) with is the configuration for the windows 98 machine if i want to see
the
linux box via the neighborhood ?

 2) do i need to run a wins server in the linux box ? wich considerations do
 i need to keep in mind ?


>> Hello,
>
> Is your Windows '98 box accessibly via a LAN (you can wire the remote
> workstation) ?  This configuration is the easiest.
>
> If you are connecting via the Internet, Samba is not secure enough for
your
> Windows networking.  You will need a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
>
> Windows '98 and above comes with Microsoft's Point to Point
Tunnelling
Protocol
> (PPTP).  There are PPTP servers freely available for Linux.  PPTP is good,
but
> there are some known security risks with the protocol.   However, PPTP is
easily
> configured for the server and workstation.
>
> The other option for VPN is IPsec (IP secure) protocol.  This protocol is
robust
> and secure,  but not for the faint of heart to configure.  There is a
free
> software server implementation for IPsec called FreeSWAN.  There are
hardware
> implementations  you can buy or build that provide the same IPsec
protocol.
>
> If you are just looking to log in from work, perhaps FTP would be an
easier way
> of accessing your files.  If you absolutely have to connect the remote
> workstation, consider PPTP.  If you don't use it that often, the
security
risk
> is minimal.  If you plan on doing a lot of remote access/work, then you
have to
> look at other security protocols (like IPsec).
>
> Ken Cobler
>