RE: [Sheflug] Eek : VPN

["Morris, David (Allvac, UK)" <david [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk 
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris Johnson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:23 PM
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: RE: [Sheflug] Eek : VPN
> 
> <snip>
> > Immaterial if you're leaving the IPCop box on all the time?
> 
> Good point!  I suppose the only drawback is if
> a) the IP cop box is needed for something else and ipcop is removed

It's dead easy to put back again :-)

> b) the ip cop box falls over

Not happened yet to me (save for a disc drive going down)

> or
> c) does not offer some service (or blocks some service) that 
> the external router modem does offer and which would allow an 
> easy ipcop bypass by rewiring (although this again could be 
> an issue if I implement DANS Guardian to protect the family).

Not found that yet either. Also, from the IPCop DansGuardian
installation notes:

How do I stop filtering?
------------------------

If you want to have unfiltered access to the Internet, bypassing
DansGuardian, you can add the IP number of individual workstations or
servers to the etc/dansguardian/exceptioniplist file. More explanation
can be found in the exceptioniplist file. 

Personally, I've run WinMX, Kazaa, MSN Gaming (Flightsim sessions etc)
on my XP machine, run Courier-MTA for IMAP, POP3 and SMTP on my Linux
box as well as a web server. I don't have Dans yet, but that will come
as soon as Junior finds out that there's more to the PC and web browsing
than the four shortcut buttons on his taskbar (Cbeebies, Enjie-Benjy,
SaveUms and NickJr!)

Small Is Powerful!!! Believe It!!!!

Great Googlymooglies. Whadda we do, Dan?

(It's a hard existence, so far away from the trials of everyday life :-)

-- 
D
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