datazing Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Hey all.. Im wanting to introduce a VPN into our company's network. Basically we have about 6 telecom technicians that work out in the field and it would be great if they could remotely access our server to get patches, PDFs, etc. Any ideas? I was looking at one of those netgear or linksys "VPN/Firewall/Switch" combos to achieve this. What do you think?Ive visited netgear and linksys' websites to look for some manuals on the product but really didnt find what I was looking for. Does anyone have a good link to a "VPN 101" article? My understanding of this is that you hook up your hardware VPN... set its security settings (usernames/passwords or whatever) then put the client software on the technicians laptops and they will be able to specify an IP and connect to it with their uname/passwd. How far off base am I on this? Thanks for the tips guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porn Loader Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 I use a cisco PIX 506e vpn/firewall (about $1500) for my companyies vpn.here is their overview, but its kinda vague. it also depends on what kind of access you want them to have. you could always point them directly to a single dedicated computer, or use RRAS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggtyh Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 The way I learned at school was using RRAS on win2k or win2k3 server.It can do the authentication as well as the crypting.Just let the TCP port pass through your firewall (I just don't remind wich port it is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edg21 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Well... in all honesty if you only have 6 techs out in the field.... this might work for you.http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/x..._vpn_server.htmhttp://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggtyh Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Well... in all honesty if you only have 6 techs out in the field.... this might work for you.http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/x..._vpn_server.htmhttp://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htmI'm gonna give it a try tomorrow.Anyone know if it'd work through a proxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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