Administrator and VPN

[David Gillett]

  Well, the difference between a system administrator and a network
administrator is going to be in their job descriptions.  A system
administrator, historically, was responsible for configuration and access to
a single host or a closely-linked group of hosts; in some organizations,
this latter usage may have been extended to cover a network of hosts, or at
least the servers on the network.  A network administrator, on the other
hand, is responsible for at least a domain or subnet, and -- unless the
organization includes separate "network engineers", may also include
switches, routers, and so on.

  I would venture that, IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN THESE
TWO POSITIONS, it would be inappropriate for a system admin to set up a VPN
without the network admin's knowledge.

David Gillett
Senior Network Engineer
Niku Corp.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: VPN Mailing List [mailto:VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM]On Behalf Of
> Olivier Bekoin
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 8:34 AM
> To: VPN at SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> Subject: Administrator and VPN
>
>
> This is a basic question but I although  pose it.
> What are the differences between network administrator and system
> administrator ?
> And which of the administrators must supervise the VPN ? if they are the
> two kinds of administrators, what role each of them play in the VPN
> administration ?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Olivier
>
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