Windows Remote Access

If you are outside the CS trusted network, you will either need to use the Duke CS VPN or you will need to install stunnel to access your CS directories. Examples of this include access from home through your ISP, from the Duke wireless network or from a network at another school.

Using the Duke CS VPN

Open a browser and visit portal.duke.edu.
Change the Department option to Computer Science and use your netid and password to login.
Run the Cisco VPN installer, accepting all default settings.
When the installation has completed, you can easily access your files by running the Cisco VPN client, setting the Department to Computer Science and logging in.
You will then be able to get access to filesystems and printers as you do when connected to the departmental network. You can access your files using a windows machine by utilizing samba, or AFP if using a mac. For more information on the Duke VPN, please see the following documentation.

Using Stunnel

Download and install the latest stunnel client.
Put the following files in the stunnel directory (typically C:\Program Files\stunnel).
client.pem
stunnel.conf
(These files are only accessible from machines within the CS network; if you need access to the files outside the department network please contact the Lab Staff.)
The client.pem will allow you to establish the secure connection, and the stunnel.conf file has all of the serrting to connect to the servers, and use the client.pem file.
You will need to uninstall File and Printer Sharing on your computer.
- Open Control Panel → Network Connections → (select enabled network device) --> Properties
- Select the File and Print Sharing services and select Uninstall.

Accessing Files and Printers via Stunnel

After you've completed the steps for Using Stunnel above, you can mount network directories on your computer or access printers by using the following steps:

In order to mount a directory, right-click on the My Computer icon and select Map Network Drive. When the Map Network Drive dialog box appears, enter the address 127.0.0.1. The computer will select an available drive letter that is appropriate.
```
        \\127.0.0.1\username 
```
Replace username with your CS login ID.
This same method used to mount a directory can also be used to add printers.
- Open Start → Control Panel → Printers and Faxes
- Open the Add Printer icon
- Select A network printer and click Next.
- Select Connect to this printer and type the following name:
  \\127.0.0.1\printer-name (replace printer-name with the name of the printer).
  Click Next.
- To install the drivers, select the make and model of your printer, and click OK (for a list of printer types see here).
- Select Yes or No for your default settings.
- Click Next and then Finish.