Tunneling between Win 98 and Win XP
BPS
bpsa2 "at" yahoo.com
Mon Nov 8 03:13:00 2004
Hi, Angelo!
Thanks for your message! Yeah - I'm trying to do it
for free.... starting my own business and have
next-to-no income, but I think that remote access is
going to be key to my business.
I'll try the sites that you reommended. Thanks,
again, Angelo!
Mary
--- Angelo Sarto <angelosarto "at" gmail.com> wrote:
> Mary,
>
> There is a really easy way to get vnc secure - try
> vnc enterprise!!!
>
> other wise -
> If you are looking to acomplish this with free
> (beer + speech)
> software then I would recommend the following tools.
>
> SSH Server - http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/
> Note be sure to read the quick start text file and
> follow its steps
> what happens is that you install the server and then
> the passwd
> command in the quickstart Links an ssh account and a
> windows account
> together
>
> SSH Client -
> http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
>
> I like putty and it runs on pretty much anything
>
> SSH works like a secure version of telnet, but it
> has lots of other cool tricks.
>
>
> So, Get the sever installed, and get connected to it
> with the client.
>
> If you can get that running let me know and I can
> help you get vnc in
> the tunnel.
>
>
>
> --Angelo
>
>
> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 19:08:50 -0800 (PST), Alan
> Watchorn
> <alan "at" eshelmanappraisals.com> wrote:
> > Mary,
> >
> > VPN is structurally the same as VNC, i.e. it has a
> client and a server.
> > The client (at least VPN/PPTP) is built into
> Windows as you noted and is
> > fairly straightforward to set up. The server
> usually runs on a server
> > computer (and is considerably more complex to set
> up).
> >
> > I am not at all familiar with SSH so someone else
> will have to give you
> > input on that one.
> >
> > Alan.
> >
> > Alan Watchorn
> > Eshelman Appraisals, Inc.
> > alan "at" eshelmanappraisals.com
> > Phone (760) 692-4302
> > Fax (760) 692-4303
> >
> >
> >
> > BPS said:
> > > Hi, all!
> > >
> > > Now that I've learned a little bit about the
> basics of
> > > setting up VNC, I'd like to go a step further
> and see
> > > if I can get tunneling set up, for security.
> I'm
> > > using Windows 98, and, so far, have been
> connecting to
> > > computers using Windows XP.
> > >
> > > My first question is: do I need to have
> tunneling on
> > > both my computer - the viewer - and the
> computers I'm
> > > remotely accessing?
> > >
> > > I'd like to try doing tunneling without
> purchasing
> > > software. What would be your recommendations
> for the
> > > easiest, free way to tunnel for Windows 98? I'm
> using
> > > a dial up modem, and the computers I'm accessing
> are
> > > using cable or DSL.
> > >
> > > Here are a few options that I've come across -
> would
> > > any of these be the recommended way to go about
> > > tunneling?
> > >
> > > There's apparently a feature in the Windows 98
> > > software as follows. Would this accomplish
> encrypting
> > > data when I use VNC?
> > >
> > > Windows 98
> > > 1. Open the desktop icon My Computer, then open
> the
> > > icon Dial-up Networking.
> > >
> > > 2. If this is the first connection, then click
> next.
> > > Otherwise open the Make New Connection icon and
> click
> > > and enter a name for the connection.
> > >
> > > 3. Select the device Microsoft VPN Adapter and
> click
> > > Next.
> > >
> > > 4. In the Host name or IP address dialog box
> type Your
> > > Site URL and click Next.
> > >
> > > 5. Click the Finish button.
> > >
> > > 6. Now right click the connection just created
> and
> > > select properties.
> > >
> > > 7. Select the Server Types tab.
> > >
> > > 8. Check the box for Log on to network, Enable
> > > software compression, Require encrypted
> password,
> > > Require data encryption.
> > >
> > > Although this setting will slow down the data
> > > transfers, it does protect your ftp session
> password
> > > from being viewed by others on the Internet.
> > >
> > > 9. Select only the TCP/IP protocol. Deselect all
> > > others.
> > >
> > > 10. Click the TCP/IP settings button. Uncheck
> the box
> > > Use Default Gateway on remote network.
> > >
> > > 11. Click OK to close each window.
> > >
> > > 12. When logging on, you will be prompted for a
> > > username, password, and domain. The username and
> > > password have been issued to you, and the domain
> name
> > > is VIRGINIS
> > > ... end of instructions.....
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if VNC is considered a ftp session
> - so
> > > when the instructions say "it does protect your
> ftp
> > > session password from being viewed by others on
> the
> > > Internet" I don't know if that applies to
> VNC....
> > >
> > > The other two options that I've looked at a
> little are
> > > Zebedee; and also the following:
> > >
> > > 1. Program : SSH for Windows
> > > Author : Cedomir Igaly
> > > URL : http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ci2/ssh/
> > > 2. Program : CRYPT library
> > > Author : Peter Gutmann
> > > URL :
> > > http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/cryptlib/
> > >
> > > File ssh-win16.zip is for 16bit Windows (3.x),
> and
> > > ssh-win32.zip for Windows 95/NT. Each file
> contains
> > > all necessary files needed to run SSH binary.
> > >
> > > Get appropriate file, unpack in some directory
> and
> > > run. If you are being asked, where's crypt
> library,
> > > browse to "crypt.dll" (or "crypt32.dll",
> depending on
> > > version) file.
> > >
> > > Simple usage:
> > >
> > > 1. Field "Host Name" should be filled with
> > > "akson.sgh.waw.pl." (or whatever host you want
> to
> > > connect to)
> > > 2. Field "User ID" should be filled with your
> > > username.
> > >
> > > then press "OK" and after a while enter your
> password.
> > >
> > > .... end of instructions.....
> > >
> > > Well, this will be an incredibly lengthy e mail
> for
> > > you all to wade through.... sorry.... I hope
> that
> > > those of you who stuck with me through it will
> be able
> > > to offer me some guidance as to how I should
> approach
> > > tunneling.
> > >
> > > Thanks!!!!!
> > >
> > > Mary
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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