On Mar 26, 2005, at 12:52 PM, Ryan wrote:
> I am trying to connect two CentOS machines (one laptop --> one
> desktop) securely across the'net.
>
> The desktop is running masquerading and provides internet sharing for
> my network @ home.
>
> I have been running squid on the desktop, then tunnelling http in via
> SSH, but this creates a drag on the machine and network (for some
> reason the bandwidth doesn't get shared- the SSH tunnel gets it all).
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Most of the time the laptop will be
> at hotspots.
>
It sounds like you are just tunneling HTTP traffic. Why not use SSL?
There are plenty of FAQs on how to install a self-signed certificate on
Apache.
Tarun
