Remote Management & VPN
For additional software categories, goto
the Software Alternatives Index page
- RealVNC - Remote desktop management similar to PCAnywhere.
- TightVNC An open source project based on RealVNC. For the differences look here.
- UltraVNC"UltraVNC is an enhanced VNC distribution, for Win32 platforms only (for now), that brings tons of functionalities, and features that were missing in others VNC flavors: File Transfer (since early 2002), Video Driver, Speed, Text Chat and enhanced security (MS Logon, DSM Plugins)."
- SSL Explorer "SSL-Explorer is the world's first open-source, browser-based SSL VPN solution. This unique remote access solution provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser."
- OpenVPN "OpenVPN is a full-featured SSL VPN solution which can accomodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained access-controls." OpenVPN can be run on Linux, Windows 2000/XP and higher, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris.
- Openswan - "Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux. It supports kernels 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6, and runs on many different platforms, including x86, x86_64, ia64, MIPS and ARM."

