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Hello,

Does someone know if something like a portable version of HDAconnect3 exists? With this I mean a VPN client that I can use to connect with Amahi that runs of a USB stick and doesn't leave anything behind on the computer when the stick is removed.

HDAConnect3 works fine and is easy to install, but if I need to use some files on my HDA from a friends house, I can't always assume it's ok for me to install software on his or her computer.
And when I'm at a client, I wouldn't even think of doing that! (If it would be possible in the first place)

So it would be very nice if i could use a secure connection to my HDA without installing software on every computer I want to access it on.


Richard

Not that I am aware. Might contact the author and see if it's possible. I know there is a portable OpenVPN solution out there.

Check out http://www.portableapps.com.

Check out http://www.portableapps.com.

I did... There was someone asking the same question ( http://portableapps.com/node/23840), but it was the reply that got me thinking:

first of all, most VPN systems would need to mess with the routing tables of the PC that you're at, which involves having administrator access, which you're unlikely to find much when travelling, so the idea may not work at all.

Secondly, though, what you are effectively doing, is plugging the completely unknown, potentially malware-infested PC that you sit down at directy into your corporate network, bypassing some or all of the firewalling that usually keeps it safe.

That's probably very true, so maybe a portable VPN isn't a good idea after all...


Richard