[iyonix-support] Re: Anyone running VPN on an Iyonix
- From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 17:15:38 +0100 (BST)
On Thu 25 May, Iyonix.2006@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In message <Marcel-1.53-0525145128-868pErr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu 25 May, Peter Bell wrote:
> > >
> > > In message <3310212b4e.markee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > mark.stephens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have been looking at the possibility of running either from my
> > > > Iyonix or using it on a VPN workwork. Does anyone know if this
> > > > possible/ can recommend any software?
> > >
> > > Not a software solution but, for many years, I've been using Draytek
> > > Vigor routers to provide a transparent VPN. We have a mixed environment
> > > of RPC/Iyonix, Windows and DEC Alpha/VMS machines all interconnected
> > > across four sites.
> >
> > How are you comunicating betweem the RISC OS machines themselves (ShareFS?)
> > and how between the RISC OS machines and the PC's?
> >
> > Someone from Tematic (Dan?) mentioned a couple of years ago that part (but
> > not all) of the necessary bits were added to ShareFS but that it never got
> > out of the door
> >
> > I've just found it in the archives
> >
> > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.acorn.networking/browse_thread/thread/1beb
> a78516f92251/a4d209f76cb553da?lnk=st&q=vpn+sharefs+group%3Acomp.sys.acorn.*&rnum=4&hl=
> en
> >
> > I hope ROL took him up on the offer... maybe that is why it is working you
> > ;-)
> >
> > > We could have chatted about this at Wakefield!
>
> When I understand the afoermentioned posting form c.s.a.networking
> correct, it's about supporting subnets in ShareFS.
I read it as: the lack of subnet support was stopping ShareFS from working
> Well according to http://www.iyonix.com/iyonix/features/503notes.shtml
> RISC OS 5 ShareFS works across subnets - opposed to RISC OS 4.xx. So
> that could be the important feature to make it work.
So the question for JB is: will two Iyonix talk using ShareFS over a VPN?
Chris Evans
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