[Hidden-tech] Office VPN technology

[Kevin Phillips]

I have never had much luck with VPN clients on windows systems even when
paying for packages.
I have used some router based VPN's and they generally work much better and
are easier to setup, even more so using the same boxes and firmware levels.
However, they are slow until you get into big $ items.
If it were my call, I would point out all the advantages of RDP and firmly
suggest that as the best route to go.


Kevin Phillips 
KPIT Consulting 
kevin at kpitconsulting.com 
Office (413) 420-0212
Cell (413) 330-7789 

www.kpitconsulting.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Korpiewski [mailto:davidk at cs.umass.edu] 
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:04 PM
To: Kevin Phillips
Cc: 'email list Hidden-Tech'
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Office VPN technology

Normally this is what I would do, is to set up the RDP.  However, they are
leaving their best computers at home and wish to use the files off of the
server as though they were on the same network.  I would have use Gotomypc
or RDP like I use for my other clients, but I don't think this will work
well in this situation.

So I'm thinking VPN for their Outlook/Exchange and their files.  The only
problem with a lot of the main brand VPNs is that they require unique
clients.

Although I'm seeing that staples now sells Cisco branded VPN routers and the
cisco client was pretty good......


On 6/11/2010 10:12 PM, Kevin Phillips wrote:
> Set them up with RDP to their office machines, change the listening port
on
> each machine and forward them in the router/firewall.
> Works a treat.
>
>
> Kevin Phillips
> KPIT Consulting
> kevin at kpitconsulting.com
> Office (413) 420-0212
> Cell (413) 330-7789
>
> www.kpitconsulting.com
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> www.wmassforums.com
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> I'm supporting a small office that is now moving to a different office.
>    The problem is that all the partners that own the business want to work
> from home and access their data which resides on a server at the new
> location.
>
> So in a hurry I need to get a VPN router that works well.  I'd prefer
> something that works natively with the Windows XP VPN client.   Does
> such a thing exist?   They don't have a Win2003 enterprise server to do
> RAS, so I'm out of luck there.
>
> Any help would be appreciated
> David
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