From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 26 21:33:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A83CF1065672 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 760248FC0C for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E19E508C3 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:16 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id PmcgUdiaq1Vt for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from laptop.unixathome.org (bast.unixathome.org [72.94.192.80]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C75EF50848 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:13 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:16:42 -0500 From: Dan Langille Organization: The FreeBSD Diary User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081124) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Chat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: using VPNs to cope with IP address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:33:29 -0000 This weekend I plan to fix up some IP address problems using a VPN. Full details here: http://dan.langille.org/2008/11/26/avoiding-dynamic-ip-address-woes-with-a-vpn/ From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 29 15:26:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 990C31065672 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:26:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53E768FC08 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:26:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mATF2eFZ020477; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:02:40 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 58L6WNTAeww0; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:02:02 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mATF1uT3020472; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:01:57 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:01:53 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080719 SeaMonkey/1.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Langille References: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: using VPNs to cope with IP address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:26:16 -0000 Dan Langille wrote: > This weekend I plan to fix up some IP address problems using a VPN. Full > details here: > > http://dan.langille.org/2008/11/26/avoiding-dynamic-ip-address-woes-with-a-vpn/ I'll wish you luck ... certain, of course, that you'll get it set up in a way that is at least somewhat satisfactory. I recently dealt with this using your option #2. Again, my setup is a tad different (ipfw and /etc/hosts.allow were the two biggest items I needed to deal with). Incidentally, I note no responses on your blog just yet, and wondered if it had something to do with the CAPTCHA being Darn Near Impossible to read (IMHO)? Maybe it's just my eyes. Kevin Kinsey -- Once upon a time there... From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 29 19:46:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A371106564A for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:46:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 520948FC0A for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:46:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF84E5083F; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:28:23 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Fb9Rj68TR3Ob; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:28:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from laptop.unixathome.org (c-71-224-158-172.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.224.158.172]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 43FB05083E; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:28:22 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4931978A.1000903@langille.org> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:27:06 -0500 From: Dan Langille Organization: The FreeBSD Diary User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081124) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kevin Kinsey References: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: using VPNs to cope with IP address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:46:44 -0000 Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Dan Langille wrote: >> This weekend I plan to fix up some IP address problems using a VPN. >> Full details here: >> >> http://dan.langille.org/2008/11/26/avoiding-dynamic-ip-address-woes-with-a-vpn/ > > > I'll wish you luck ... certain, of course, that you'll get it set up in > a way that is at least somewhat satisfactory. > > I recently dealt with this using your option #2. Again, my setup is > a tad different (ipfw and /etc/hosts.allow were the two biggest items > I needed to deal with). > > Incidentally, I note no responses on your blog just yet, and wondered > if it had something to do with the CAPTCHA being Darn Near Impossible > to read (IMHO)? Maybe it's just my eyes. Is this easier? http://dan.langille.org/wp-content/bot-check/bc-image.php?human=Wow83QpZ6AM= From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 29 21:00:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E10E81065678 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from nyi.unixathome.org (nyi.unixathome.org [64.147.113.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCF138FC08 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43D7D50846; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:21 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from nyi.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (nyi.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id aXH4dEJet1WY; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from laptop.unixathome.org (c-71-224-158-172.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.224.158.172]) by nyi.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D2B905083E; Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:19 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4931AD16.9060206@langille.org> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:59:02 -0500 From: Dan Langille Organization: The FreeBSD Diary User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081124) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kevin Kinsey References: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: using VPNs to cope with IP address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:00:22 -0000 Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Dan Langille wrote: >> This weekend I plan to fix up some IP address problems using a VPN. >> Full details here: >> >> http://dan.langille.org/2008/11/26/avoiding-dynamic-ip-address-woes-with-a-vpn/ > > > I'll wish you luck ... certain, of course, that you'll get it set up in > a way that is at least somewhat satisfactory. I think so. I went with a routed (not routed(8)) VPN. It seems to work very nicely so far. > I recently dealt with this using your option #2. Again, my setup is > a tad different (ipfw and /etc/hosts.allow were the two biggest items > I needed to deal with). Thanks. I was seriously considering going the scripting route before learning more about OpenVPN. > > Incidentally, I note no responses on your blog just yet, and wondered > if it had something to do with the CAPTCHA being Darn Near Impossible > to read (IMHO)? Maybe it's just my eyes. BTW, there was one comment by Chris Buechler awaiting moderation. I have since released it. ;)