Re: What is more worse: Open ftp ports or open vpn port with pptp?
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 02/26/05
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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:34:43 -0600
If you like pptp VPN then that is fine. If possible configure your
router/firewall to only accept connections from the public IP address that
you use though that will be difficult if you do not have a static IP or you
roam. Also make sure that only user accounts that you want to access via
pptp are enabled to allow the use of dial up connections in their account
properties and consider disabling the administrator account from having that
ability as it would be the top target of unauthorized logon attempts. ---
Steve
"Louis schreyer" <spam1@aquarix.de> wrote in message
news:cvmqof$dic$00$1@news.t-online.com...
>I would like to access my W2K webserver via a vpn with pptp connection
>(chap2, password with >24 characters).
> I now use the built-in ftp server from w2k server.
>
> What is more secure? Leave the ftp ports open to the public or the vpn
> port?
> The vpn connection would be nicer for me to work with, but I am not sure
> if it is safe enough. I cannot opn a l2tp connection, my router will not
> let me connect to the server with L2TP, so only PPTP is left.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Louis
>
>
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