VPN configuration

[Jeffery Eric Contr 95 CS/SCBA]

I'll reiterate, with a VPN managed by a vendor like UUNet, Saavis, or Qwest, an SLA will include latency and availability so the uptime advantage of Frame practically goes away.  With cost as a criterion, as it should be for all of us, I'd suggest a VPN managed by a professional organization for your solution.

We built an in house VPN solution; however, it is for RAS and a couple of sites.  Your desire for managing 130 stores leads me to recommend outsourcing your VPN solution.  At Networld+Interop last week there were many vendors with great solutions; Jeanne, I'd suggest you look in to that.

Eric Jeffery, MCSE 
Network Systems Analyst 
TYBRIN Corp. 
Edwards AFB, CA 
661-277-1760 

"The ultimate result of protecting fools from their folly is to fill the
planet full of fools."  Sir James Russell Lowell



-----Original Message-----
From: David Gillett [mailto:dgillett at NIKU.COM]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:46 PM
To: VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: Re: VPN configuration


  Frame relay is likely superior to VPN on uptime and throughput, and can be
made more secure as well.
  I don't see that managing the VPN should be more expensive than managing a
frame solution.  But once you raise cost as a criterion, I think you may
find that VPN wins on both initial/installation costs and on monthly service
costs.  So there's a business judgement to be made:  how much is better
uptime and throughput worth to this company?

David Gillett
Enterprise Networking Services Manager, Niku Corp.
(650) 701-2702
"Transforming the Service Economy"


-----Original Message-----
From: VPN Mailing List [mailto:VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM]On Behalf Of Jeanne
Wright
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 4:46 AM
To: VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: VPN configuration




I am working on a WAN design for a 130 store retail operation in 5 states. I
want to do credit card authorizations as well as data transfers and web
applications. The 2 main designs recommended by different companies are a
56K Frame or a 56K VPN.
Has anyone gone through this analysis already and found that one or the
other is better in uptime, throughput and security? I am leaning towards a
VPN but am concerned about the credit card authorization and the costs to
manage the VPN.
Thanks -
Jeanne Wright
Director of IT
jeannew at thorntonoil.com

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