[vpn] vpn question

[Stephen Hope]

Your Q leaves out 1 point - if you go to a VPN, then you are connecting each
office to the Internet.

If you use "real" internet, then I would recommend that you put a firewall
in each location - e.g. a Cisco POX 515 in the central site and a 506 at
each remote. You can then set up tunnels between the firewalls rather than
use separate VPN equipment.

Alternatively, find a an ISP / carrier offering a managed VPN service - that
way they look after the WAN links, routers and VPN kit and it looks very
like your existing frame relay WAN and routers.

Stephen

My opinions, not my employers.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Tina Bird [mailto:tbird at precision-guesswork.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:40 PM
To:	sam
Cc:	Markwat at aol.com; vpn at securityfocus.com
Subject:	RE: [vpn] vpn question

I feel obliged to point out that the totally
rockin' InfoExpress solution runs on a variety
of UNIX boxes, not just Windows systems.  The
server, that is; clients are available for 
various Win flavors, Linux, Solaris, and sometimes
Machintoshes.

The main win in my book for their product is that
it's >not< IPsec -- which is often a problematic
set of protocols for remote access VPN users.  It's
TCP-based and really easy to use inside a firewalled
or NAT'ted environment.

tbird

"I was being patient, but it took too long." - 
                                Anya, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, sam wrote:

> Here are some thoughts...
> 
> For software solution:
> InfoExpress (http://www.infoexpress.com/products/vpn/index.html) has
> software solution that sits on a dedicated Windows box and supports
> practically everything.
> 
> For Hardware solution:
> I recommend the Nokia CryptoCluster series for site to site, client to
site,
> and site to 3rd party unmanaged site for its bandwidth, policy management,
> and pricing.
> 
> Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me for any more information.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markwat at aol.com [mailto:Markwat at aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:07 PM
> To: vpn at securityfocus.com
> Subject: [vpn] vpn question
> 
> 
> I have a 5 branch company with 50 pc's throughout. Headquarters has 34,
and
> there are 4 in each of the others. We are on a Windows NT network, and our
> locations are connected by frame relay at 64 Kbps. We utilize VoIP.
> 
> To save money, and give me the ability to get higher bandwidth, I would
> like to get rid of the frame relay, and switch to a VPN. I have done a lot
> of
> research, but am still confused as to whether I can simply implement
Windows
> NT (or Windows 2000) software VPN, or if I need to implement a hardware
> based
> VPN. I also am considering the possiblity of outsourcing. Can you offer me
> some advice?
> 
> 
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