From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 14 16:29:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 899D416A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:29:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dan.emsphone.com (dan.emsphone.com [199.67.51.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3749943D41 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:29:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@dan.emsphone.com) Received: (from dan@localhost) by dan.emsphone.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) id i6EGTCor033839; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:29:12 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dan) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:29:12 -0500 From: Dan Nelson To: Artem Kuchin Message-ID: <20040714162911.GB45644@dan.emsphone.com> References: <004001c469b1$a74dacf0$0c00a8c0@artem> <20040714160820.GA16366@dan.emsphone.com> <002601c469be$3e9c4d30$5e11a8c0@WINXP> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <002601c469be$3e9c4d30$5e11a8c0@WINXP> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT X-message-flag: Outlook Error User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need a network file system with Windows client and freeBSD server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:29:18 -0000 In the last episode (Jul 14), Artem Kuchin said: > > > I need sime kind of network file system which has a FreeBSD > > > server and Windows clients (particulary Windows XP) and that > > > FreeBSD file share must be mounted on Windows XP under a drive > > > letter. Windows > > > > For any of the solutions you describe, you will definitely want to > > set up a VPN between the client and server, and if possible have it > > compress the data. Never allow raw filesystem access to the entire > > Internet :) > > Yes, i understand that. However, i wonder how to make a VPN with > compression and also the scheme is like this: > > file server with real ip <-> natd <-> cleints > > So, clients do no have real IP addresses and stay behind nat server > which serves many people who are not the clients of the file server. > Is it possible to setup VPN in such situation? Yes, as long as the natd is set to allow the VPN packets to pass through. The exact packet type depends on the VPN; a tcpdump of some part of the network between client and natd will show that (Ethereal installed directly on the client PC should also work). -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com