Re: VPN access

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use "FUPLOAD" to send files to the IFS, first modify it to limit 
the directories.
To download you can set up permision in the Apache for the directories.  
For better control, you can give access to only one "work_directory" an 
set up a procedure to move the files there.

Ron Hawkins wrote:

> Evan,
>
> Access to the IFS is mainly for importing/exporting files. So, it seems
> there is a need for the VPN (at least in our situation).
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Hawkins
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Harris
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:07 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: VPN access
>
> Hi Ron
>
> What kind of access to the IFS do they need ? If the access is "network
> share" type activity then my reading of your situation is that you would
> need a VPN connection as you need access to the network.
>
> This differs significantly from your original "banks don't need VPN"
> scenario - banks (at least in my experience) don't allow you to connect
> to
> their network to share files.
>
> But maybe your IFS access is something else.
>
> Regards
> Evan Harris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ron hawkins
> Sent: Friday, 30 May 2008 11:32 a.m.
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: VPN access
>
> Pete,
>
> "But, to access a single web application, it can be 
> a less secure, more involved solution."
>
>
> I don't think our application is really a web application. I think of
> web
> applications as being accessed by a browser. Our application is strictly
> 5250, with a gui interface. What we need is for the user to simply run
> menu
> options. Some of the programs they run will need access to the IFS. All
> of
> this works today via the VPN and client access. 
>
> So, if they don't need access to anything except the iSeries and the
> IFS,
> can we give them access without the VPN? I'm not sure what was the
> original
> reason for using a VPN. 
>
> Ron
>
>
>