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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello Everyone,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We are in the testing mode of a Cisco VPN 3030 concentrator which seats behind a CheckPoint Firewall.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Please provide pros and cons of different locations for a VPN concentrator.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Another setup is to have it side by side with a Firewall behind the Internet router.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">What are the pros and cons of this setup as oppose to having the VPN box seat behind a firewall?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Also, I've read that the Cisco VPN 3030 uses IPSec over UDP.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This is the highest or most secure tunnelling protocol that the VPN 3030 can implement.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Why is this not as secure as what they call a Native IPSec?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Will IPSec over UDP affects the most secure placement of the VPN 3030?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Please provide your opinions folks.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">thanks to everyone,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ed</FONT>
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