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I tend to like the CiscoVPN Concentrator solution and have found that the
Windows 2000 client (in particular) is fairly pleasant to live with. The
Checkpoint VPN-1 product provides another alternative, however, the client can
be somewhat of a pain.
Bear in mind that a "VPN" generally takes the approach of bringing any remote clients "inside" the firewall (so, typical firewall port-blocking may not even be an issue for VPN users).
Also, many (No, I don't know which ones) broadband (cable & DSL) providers are taking the position that VPN is unwelcome on their network. (Or, that if you're using a VPN client, then you're obviously using the internet for business purposes and therefore should have no problem paying their outrageous "business" rates for the same service).
So, you may want to check on the dominant broadband providers in your area before diving into the VPN arena too far.
"Eric D. Pierce" wrote:
>
> We are currently "testing" Cisco VPN (Win2000 server
> with Oracle8i or 9i). Since so many people are getting
> broadband at home, I guess that if things go well with
> VPN for the the techies/admins, there might be
> additional demand for other users to get their
> exchange email natively (not OWA), map directories,
> authenticate on AD, and do all the usual LAN stuff
> remotely. Assuming the VPN can be made to work
> smoothly, the IP settings for Oracle, sql server, etc.
> will presumably be blocked at the firewall to stop
> "outside" access.
>
> Since I've got PacBell.net DSL, which defaults to
> PPPoE (yuk), I tried a Cisco Windows2000-Pro VPN
> client install, but it didn't work. A guy from Cisco
> told me he has similar setup that *does* work over
> PPPoE. Supposedly there is something on the VPN server
> that needs to be fixed to make PPPoE function (this is
> low priority since the SysAmins that do security are
> working on AD). An alternative to PPPoE is to use one
> of those little DSL/Cable routers, such as LinkSys.
>
> regards,
> ep
>
> ORACLE-L Digest -- Volume 2002, Number 086
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > From: Peter Barnett <regdba_at_yahoo.com>
> > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:22:34 -0800 (PST)
> > Subject: RE: Remote or Not? Was: Production Oracle DBA Needed in Rocheste
> >
> > We have security requirements that do not allow remote
> > administration. There has been some discussion of vpn
> > (for two or three years!) but it is likely that vpn
> > will be for the execs to get their mail rather than
> > database administration.
>
> ...
>
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> --
> Author: Eric D. Pierce
> INET: PierceED_at_csus.edu
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