[wplug] Discuss: Networking in an insecure world

[Bill Moran]

Brandon Kuczenski <brandon at 301south.net> wrote:
> I have a desktop that connects to my server via wireless and WEP.  I would 
> like to eliminate the "many home directories" problem by sharing home 
> directories between the two computers.  I was originally going to use NFS 
> for this, but in light of Bill's recent post, I'm not sure I really want 
> to broadcast - not just my home directory but those of other users - out 
> into the ether over a wireless connection whose integrity cannot be 
> assured (even if I switch to WPA, which I'm planning, assuming I can get 
> it to work, the fact that it's only intended to be an 'interim' 
> replacement does not fill me with confidence) and in a protocol that has 
> zero security measures.

I recommend OpenVPN as it's got a good balance of portability, simplicity,
and security for most uses.

Then just configure your systems to only transmit data over the VPN
interface.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com