Re: Re: External access to cortex

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll keep the list informed... but I wont get round to doing this for
a
while, I'm just seeing if it would be possible (conclusion seems to be
yes).  At the moment I'm still "trying" a very few bits of
idratek kit and
planning a larger install that would be part of a big kitchen refurb during
next year.

In terms of access in, my router (draytek) has vpn termination so when I
need I can vpn into home; but more usually I just use an SSL connection to
my webserver and log in for email and access to some other stuff.. it's on
those pages I'd add a coupel of simple "setback" functions and
thereby avoid
any direct communication from the public web to the cortex server. (but
still enabling me to VPN in & Remote Desktop if the wife complains of
something not working while I'm away on business).

jon

On Dec 2, 2007 10:33 AM, Paul Bendall <paul@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Jon,
>
> Keep us informed on how you get on, I keep thinking of playing with
> the web interface of Cortex but present it through IIS and make
> it "prettier".
>
> In your situation have you also considered an SSL VPN back into your
> home? I have a Linksys RVL200 which allows me to tunnel back into
> home. The beauty of SSL for me is that it even works at work with a
> Proxy server.
>
>
> Paul
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jon
Wilkins"
> <jonpdwilkins@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hmm..
> >
> > Sounds like my best bet will be to see if I can get the php
> scripts on my
> > exposed web server parsing & requesting correctly.
> >
> > I've never yet had a reason to fully understand XML/XSL (it's
> pretty much
> > the one grey area of web technology to me .. ). Now (or soon)
> perhaps the
> > time to learn. I've just found the XSL selection dialog (there is
> SO much
> > in cortex!) and I can see the XSLs are probably a way for me to
> cut down to
> > exactly what I need to expose.
> >
> > Though there's no question of exposing Cortex externally (dont
> want spotty
> > net oiks turning off my heating!) --- nothing other than my
server
> will be
> > allowed to connect, and that will be moved into a DMZ once I've
got
> > appropriate cabling run. Initially it was going to straddle
> DMZ/private but
> > with hindsight I should use a separate reverse proxy as you
> mention -- to
> > keep machine count & power down I'd probably use Zen/VMware
&
> separate
> > interfaces (bridge not route).
> >
> > Things to think about when work gets dull...
> >
> > It sounds like what I want to do (simple connections from another
> machine)
> > are probably do-able, just need to find the least painful way to
> do it.
> >
> > jon
> >
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2007 11:57 PM, David Gumbrell
<david.gumbrell@...> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not much of a web guy (more from lack of time than
> anything else),
> > > but I
> > > was planning to put a reverse proxy in my DMZ rather than
expose
> Cortex
> > > directly.
> > >
> > > I think that the web pages are generated by processing the
XML
> with XSL,
> > > and
> > > there is an alternate "phone" page supplied, and I
understand
> that you
> > > could
> > > tweak the xsl to get what you needed. What I don't know is
> whether you can
> > > create many alternate stylings for multiple different
purposes.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > > On 01/12/2007, Jon Wilkins
<jonpdwilkins@...<jonpdwilkins%
> 40gmail.com>>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My public-facing server is php/apache on linux, so I am
hoping
> that I
> > > > can
> > > > avoid the need for an windows-based intergration layer
-- I
> can hack the
> > > > appropriate php but last time did any serious windows
> development was
> > > 8-10
> > > > years ago !!!
> > > >
> > > > XML sounds like a hopeful route ... I'm not wanting to
do much
> other
> > > than
> > > > a
> > > > small number of set things (disable heat/water for X
days) so
> hopefully
> > > > that'll keep it simple. Though doubtless as soon as I
manage
> to get that
> > > > happening I'd find many other good-to-do ideas....
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 1, 2007 6:54 PM, Paul Bendall <
paul@...<paul%
> 40lexfordparc.co.uk>
> > > <paul%40lexfordparc.co.uk>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
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