IPX over VPN

[Stephen Hope]

A couple more......

1.	Use GRE tunnels - the protocol supports depends on the routers at
the end of the tunnels - Nortel and Cisco both support IPX.

2.	Use PPTP or another PPP over vpn style protocol set. Again, check
the "tin" you use supports IPX. This is most common for remote clients such
as laptops into central sites. Other varients include L2F and L2TP.

3.	Use Novell server tunnels - Netware 3.x and above support IPX
tunnels over IP in the server s/w. Of course, you then need a server at each
end of the link....

A lot of this depends on what you are trying to do - in some cases even if
IPX is supported, the side effects may make using "pure" IP which is the
default choice for a vpn a more attractive option.

Stephen


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Carlson [mailto:carlsonmail at YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 8:52 PM
> To: VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> Subject: Re: IPX over VPN
>
>
> Depends how you define IPX...  :-)
>
> I know of a few.  You have two choices:
>
> 1) VPN products that support IPX natively.
>    - Compatible (now Cisco) IntraPort
>    - Novell BorderManager
>
>
> 2) Convert IPX to IP before hitting an IP-only VPN
> device.
>    - Novell 5.0 IPX-IP gateway (works really well,
> even for IPX *clients* through an IP VPN)
>
>
> Anyone else know of IPX VPNs or IPX-IP converters?
>
> Regards,
> Chris
> --
>
> --- Michael Louie <mlouie at SPEAKEASY.ORG> wrote:
> > Is IPX over a VPN possible?
> >
> >
> >
> > THanks,
> > MIke
> >
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