Fwd: Re: [GLLUG] VPN

[Perry_rg]

Oops, ended up sending my response just to Charles the first time.  So now I am forwarding my response to Brian and to the GLLUG list.

Perry_rg <peregryn2356 at yahoo.com> wrote:Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:11:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Perry_rg 

Subject: Re: [GLLUG] VPN
To: Charles Ulrich 

Brian,
 
The Linksys Model BEFSX41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router provides a VPN Endpoint and a 4-port switch.  One of the switch ports can also be used to provide a DMZ.
 
Perry Godwin
Thelema Networks
peregryn2356 at yahoo.com

Charles Ulrich <dincht at securenym.net> wrote:
Brian Hoort wrote:
> Oh wise persons on the mount,
> 
> A friend of mine runs a small biz out of his home. There are 4 full
> time employees, I think. He's very mobile, and uses his laptop 
> frequently from other locations with high-speed access. He wants to
> be able to run a certain app that you have to connect to a server
> for. I believe this calls for VPN, no? (They are running all
> Windows PCs).
> 
> I'm trying to hash-out our options. I know one is to setup a Linux 
> server and setup SWAN or whatever VPN. I want to know what my other
> options are as well before I make a pitch.
> 
> Are there wireless/router/switches like boxes available with VPN?
> (Think Linksys, Dlink, etc.). It seems this would be a popular
> feature, and would be a lot more sensible in regards to future
> maintenance than setting up a whole server just for VPN.
> 
> Thanks, oh wise persons,

Yes, it sounds like VPN is what would suit your scenario the best 
(unless, as Sean noted, the Windows application happens to be highly 
bandwidth-intensive), though I haven't dabbled in VPN yet and can't be 
considered a highly reliable source in that regard. :P

I don't have any experience with VPN-enabled hardware routers, but 
they're probably quite expensive. Serveral Linux and BSD-based 
router/firewall distributions (IPCop, m0n0wall) have VPN functions built 
into them and might be a cheaper solution since you can usually just 
slap a couple of NICs into an ancient machine, install the software, and 
go to town.

Charles
-- 
http://bityard.net

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