Topic: remote access to sme server

[lional]

Hi All
I am running sme server in server only mode.
I would like to access the server remotely over the internet to retrive files and to use egroupware
I have set up my router with dnydns and I can reach my router
What would be the easiest way to reach the sme server to do the above

Thanks in advance

Lional

[peterhocking]

You need to enable remote access via what ever method you choose, in the server-manager look under Remote Management. If you want to access it over a VPN you can use the Windows VPN client, but you'll have to enable at least 1 PPTP client & forward the appropriate port in you router to your server, (port 1723 + GRE).

If you wish you can tunnel over SSH to your server, to do that you'll have to enable public secure shell access over what ever port you choose, (I suggest that you don't use port 22 for security reasons) & forward that port to your server in the router. Instructions on how to set up a SSH tunnel using Putty can be found here, http://martybugs.net/smoothwall/puttyvnc.cgi. Just ignore the bits about smoothwall & VNC as required.

There are other solutions including this one, http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do.

HTH

Peter

[arne]

.. and it will be neccessary to apply some port forwarding on the gateway router to reach the sme server-only intallation.

SHH tunnelling for remote access, using Putty, works quite well trough most nat routers.