Re: [Pgbuildfarm-members] VPN option?

On Tuesday 20 June 2006 10:56, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> I had an idea today that could be useful. How would members feel about
> providing a VPN using OpenVPN, connecting back to a server with very
> tightly controlled privileges - maybe Tom Lane and I would be the only
> people allowed to connect back to the client machines, or maybe
> committers - at any rate some very small group. This would of course be
> optional, but it might help to short-circuit problem fixes.
>
> Note: OpenVPN supports almost all the platforms we support, which is one
> reason I picked it, but I am open to other suggestions.
>
> Does this seem like a good idea to anyone?

Personaly I like this idea, provided that the VPN can work over a nat'd
connection.

>
> Another question would be how we manage it? Nail up connections or make
> them on demand? If on demand then the clients would need to poll the
> server to see if a connection is needed.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
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