Gbridge is an addendum to Google's Gtalk arrangement service. It automatically forms a VPN amid user's assorted computers if logged in beneath aforementioned Gtalk user account. The VPN can aswell be continued to Gtalk accompany based on invitation. Gbridge aswell has several congenital appearance which accommodate accepted functions such as binder synchronization, limited desktop allotment (VNC), automated backup, reside browsing, chat, etc. Gbridge 2.0 aswell supports Google Apps accounts, authoritative it simple to actualize VPN aural organizations that advance Google Apps.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Features
Gbridge has congenital in several appearance on top of VPN:1
SecureShare: Allotment a book or binder on one of your computer, so you can admission them from added computer. Or you can admission your friends' admission to those files.
AutoSync: Automatically accord folders amid computers.
LiveBrowse The limited aggregate binder can be browsed after accepting been synced. Gbridge automatically generates thumbnails and slideshow for account files. Some types of media files, e.g. mp3, wma, flv, wmv, rm, midi, swf, can be played online.
EasyBackup: Easily bureaucracy advancement of files amid your own computers.
DesktopShare: Remotely admission your own computer desktop or allure your acquaintance to your computer desktop.
Chat: You can babble with your accompany who are active Gbridge, Gtalk or Gmail.
3rd affair applications: Microsoft limited desktop, Microsoft allotment folder, ssh, ftp can run on top the Gbridge VPN.
Since Gbridge accouterments these appearance on top of its custom fabricated VPN, it allows the user to accept accomplished ascendancy over what assets added humans can see. For example, user can accept accomplished ascendancy over which acquaintance can admission for anniversary SecureShare.
SecureShare: Allotment a book or binder on one of your computer, so you can admission them from added computer. Or you can admission your friends' admission to those files.
AutoSync: Automatically accord folders amid computers.
LiveBrowse The limited aggregate binder can be browsed after accepting been synced. Gbridge automatically generates thumbnails and slideshow for account files. Some types of media files, e.g. mp3, wma, flv, wmv, rm, midi, swf, can be played online.
EasyBackup: Easily bureaucracy advancement of files amid your own computers.
DesktopShare: Remotely admission your own computer desktop or allure your acquaintance to your computer desktop.
Chat: You can babble with your accompany who are active Gbridge, Gtalk or Gmail.
3rd affair applications: Microsoft limited desktop, Microsoft allotment folder, ssh, ftp can run on top the Gbridge VPN.
Since Gbridge accouterments these appearance on top of its custom fabricated VPN, it allows the user to accept accomplished ascendancy over what assets added humans can see. For example, user can accept accomplished ascendancy over which acquaintance can admission for anniversary SecureShare.
Performance
Gbridge claims to authorize absolute hotlink amid computers even if abaft NAT by some forms of UDP aperture punching.2 But if the absolute hotlink is impossible, it would broadcast the encrypted abstracts through gbridge server. That would accept an appulse on its arrangement performance. It is aswell noticed that the AutoSync cartage are never relayed.
The LiveBrowse affection works analytic able-bodied for account abundant folders and for mp3 online play over accepted DSL. The flv online play is a little inclement sometimes because the bitrate of a lot of flv files are actual abutting to the uplink acceleration absolute of a accepted DSL (300kbit/s).
The LiveBrowse affection works analytic able-bodied for account abundant folders and for mp3 online play over accepted DSL. The flv online play is a little inclement sometimes because the bitrate of a lot of flv files are actual abutting to the uplink acceleration absolute of a accepted DSL (300kbit/s).
Security Gbridge
Gbridge requires you to accommodate your Google ID and countersign for affidavit into Google arrangement which could be a aegis affair for some people. Gbridge claims the Google ID/password will never be beatific to Gbridge server, but alone beatific to Google Gtalk server in encrypted form.3 Gbridge suggests you to actualize a new Google ID/password that can be acclimated alone for Gbridge if you accept affair about it, but that new annual would not accept your absolute Gtalk accompany readily available.
Gbridge claims all the abstracts on the wire are AES encrypted.
Gbridge claims all the abstracts on the wire are AES encrypted.
Limitation
Gbridge claims that there is no limitation of the number of shared folders, no limitation of the number of files within one shared folder. There is no maximum file size limitation either. Gbridge 4 100% free VPN connection with no limitation. Gbridge cannot be installed as a Windows service, as such it cannot access to PC under power saving mode or when it is locked down. This limits its usage to a manned host PC only. The developer claims that installing as a service will be included in a future version.
Currently Gbridge is only work for Windows platform. It is uncertain whether Linux support is planned for a future release.
A compatibility issue was previously reported by someby whom? who attempted installing the VPN driver on Windows 7 x64 OS. However, for Windows 7 Enterprise x64 OS, the VPN, file sharing, sync, remote desktop, and VNC all work fine.citation needed
Currently Gbridge is only work for Windows platform. It is uncertain whether Linux support is planned for a future release.
A compatibility issue was previously reported by someby whom? who attempted installing the VPN driver on Windows 7 x64 OS. However, for Windows 7 Enterprise x64 OS, the VPN, file sharing, sync, remote desktop, and VNC all work fine.citation needed
User Interface
The autosync affection needs advance on user interface: It about involves two computers: one as the antecedent which provides the "SecureShare", the added is the destination which in fact does the automated synchronization artful abstracts from "SecureShare" to bounded folder. The affection needs to be invoked by aboriginal abyssal to the "friends" tab and aggrandize the computers area you can acquisition the SecureShares created on those antecedent computers, again one can bang on these SecureShares to alpha the autosync task.
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