RE: [coldsync-hackers] VPN Sync / Secure Sync

[Tim Meals <tim at codeknox dot com>]

Norberto --

In my earlier post, I assumed you had a cradle you were using in
conjunction with the Palm, and the Palm would go through a PPP
connection handled by the desktop to your host on the Internet.  If
that's not the case, my earlier post regarding ssh, PPTP or IPSEC
wouldn't work for you.  It sounds like if your Palm is going to be
directly connected, i.e., WiFi or modem, then you'll need a VPN solution
on the Palm itself.  In that case, your best bet is probably the link
included in the previous posts to that Palm VPN app.

If, on the other hand, you have a cradle attached via serial or USB to a
machine with an Internet connection, you could use PPP over the
serial/USB link and tunnel the traffic over the VPN of your choice.  Or
maybe it's possible to dial directly into your server via a modem and
skip the Internet connection?

Best of luck,
Tim

On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 08:11, Norberto Goussies wrote:
> but is there a freeware solution?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-coldsync-hackers@lusars.net
> [mailto:owner-coldsync-hackers@lusars.net]On Behalf Of Alessandro Zummo
> Sent: miercoles, 28 de abril de 2004 11:59
> To: coldsync-hackers@lusars.net
> Subject: Re: [coldsync-hackers] VPN Sync / Secure Sync
> 
> 
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:28:57 -0400 (EDT)
> Andrew Arensburger <arensb+CShackers@ooblick.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Norberto Goussies wrote:
> > > Hello, does anybody know how to make a secure syncro over Internet? with
> a
> > > VPN? SSL?
> >
> > 	I don't know of anyone who's tried. Congratulations! You're
> > blazing new territory!
> > 	I suspect that your best bet is to use a VPN; there's nothing in
> > the ColdSync source to use SSL.
> 
>  I've planned a VPN setup test since along time but never had the time
>  to test it. i completely agree with Andrew, VPN is the way to go.
> 
>  I would try Mergic VPN (http://www.mergic.com/) . The PPTP protocol
>  is (quite) a standard one, you should have no troubles.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
>  Best regards,
> 
>  Alessandro Zummo,
>   Tower Technologies - Turin, Italy
> 
>   http://www.towertech.it
> 
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