walterbyrd writes:

> I want to be able to access the SAMBA drives, just as I would from a
> LAN connection.
>
> The XP box is in a home with a comcast connection.
>
> The server is behind a firewall. I suppose I need to do an nmap to
> find the open ports.
>
> I suppose I need some special software for XP, any recomendations?

I can answer that one in a single word:

openvpn

openvpn server on the redhat box, use openvpn's windows client, and
it should be quite straightforward from that point.


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