Re: VPN versus SSH

So, all that Smoothwall does is 

1.)allow a VPN connection from the outside(red) to
come through to a VPN server on the inside(green)?  

AND

2.) connect two networks(both of which use Smoothwall)
in a VPN connection?

Correct? 

-Jason


--- Jason Kretzer <jrkretzer-/[email protected]> wrote:

> What is the difference here?  With Smoothwall, it
> seems very easy to SSH into a pc on your Green
> interface from outside using port forwarding.  On
> the
> other hand, it seems rather complicated to do set up
> VPN.
> 
> Maybe I am not understanding VPN completely...  I
> have
> read the FAQ on the Smoothwall forum by Tiago, but
> did
> not see any advantages that SSH did not already
> provide.
> 
> Could someone please be so kind as to explain this
> to
> me?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Jason
> 
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