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Favorite VPN Solutions Tom 12-25-2006
Posted by Tom on December 25, 2006, 2:19 am
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If you were starting totally from scratch and building a "small" VPN
system (new routers, computers, operating system, programs, etc.) ...
what components would make up your favorite configuration? Let's
define small as 3 desktop computers in a small home business and a
couple of road warriors with notebooks.

If you have a working system ... please share your set-up and what you
would change if starting over. Likes and dislikes.

I'm a VPN newb and want to start off in the right direction.

I know "best" is very vague! Best security, easiest to learn and use,
least expensive, most flexible, most common, best support, most
mainstream, etc. Endless categories! Making this newb dizzy. Whatever
someone with experience thinks is best will certainly be helpful to
me!

If I really must limit the scope of this topic ... I currently am
using Win2K and have the C++.Net software. Mostly I have been writing
console apps, but I am anxious to learn both modern VPN and modern
programming methods. I am trying to avoid going back too many
programming generations. Thus I should use Frames over MFC? I should
study XML? I need Win2003 Server?

Favorite VPN authors and titles would also be helpful! :))

Thanks in advance for your responses.

It's Xmas day here. Happy holidays all. :)



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Posted by Simon on December 25, 2006, 6:42 am
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Tom wrote:
> If you were starting totally from scratch and building a "small" VPN
> system (new routers, computers, operating system, programs, etc.) ...
> what components would make up your favorite configuration? Let's
> define small as 3 desktop computers in a small home business and a
> couple of road warriors with notebooks.
>
> If you have a working system ... please share your set-up and what you
> would change if starting over. Likes and dislikes.
>
> I'm a VPN newb and want to start off in the right direction.
>
> I know "best" is very vague! Best security, easiest to learn and use,
> least expensive, most flexible, most common, best support, most
> mainstream, etc. Endless categories! Making this newb dizzy. Whatever
> someone with experience thinks is best will certainly be helpful to
> me!
>
> If I really must limit the scope of this topic ... I currently am
> using Win2K and have the C++.Net software. Mostly I have been writing
> console apps, but I am anxious to learn both modern VPN and modern
> programming methods. I am trying to avoid going back too many
> programming generations. Thus I should use Frames over MFC? I should
> study XML? I need Win2003 Server?
>
> Favorite VPN authors and titles would also be helpful! :))
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> It's Xmas day here. Happy holidays all. :)
>
>
MS Small business server, remote web workplace, outlook web access and
outlook over https/rpc. I've been doing VPN stuff for years and this
services 90% of the normal reasons VPNs are implemented.
simon

Posted by Tom on December 26, 2006, 8:04 pm
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>MS Small business server, remote web workplace, outlook web access and
>outlook over https/rpc. I've been doing VPN stuff for years and this
>services 90% of the normal reasons VPNs are implemented.
>simon

simon -- Thanks!! The VPN solution you outline above is excellent.

Simply knowing what the gurus' first choices are is a huge help for
this newb. The online searching I had done in the past provided some
info ... but much of that is shaded over by marketing and is
confusing.

Now with some focus and some additional searching, I find the packages
you recommended having received excellent reviews. The web casts MS
provides for product explanation are excellent as well. :)

My impression at this time is your suggestion is excellent for a small
business and has plenty of expansion capability. Starting from scratch
... this combination is a winner. No doubts.

If I may, please allow me to impose on your knowledge a bit more.
Instead of a small business starting from scratch ... if you were to
consider a "tiny" business trying to add secure remote access to a
pair of wire networked Win2K desktops on the cheap ... what would your
choices be for hardware (router) and software? I know I am now talking
yesterday's technology that is a bit long in tooth, but taking small
steps now (with the eventual goal of using the Small Business Server
and complimentary support programs you recommended) would be very
beneficial for my learning curve and pocket book.

The "tiny" approach may or may not require a VPN router? I own a
Linksys54GS and that is my only router experience. It's a great piece
of hardware; however, a salesman at Fry's suggested a newer VPN
router. I have no clue what makes a router a "VPN" router. Is it the
software bundle ... or is there something special about that router
hardware?

Perhaps a reasonable beginner first step can be? --> Learn enough
about VPN and the newer routers to duplicate the functionality of
GoToMyPC (or similar service) while avoiding the monthly subscription
fees. For some reason it just feels to this newb that a little
knowledge gained can provide: 1) Better security. 2) A learning
opportunity. and 3) Avoidance of the GoToMyPC $270/yr two pc annual
subscription fee. I might be forced to upgrade from Win2K to XP (or
Vista?), but best I not waste anymore of everyone's time here with my
guessing and simply hope for some additional insight from the pro's.

Thanks again for your previous and *very* beneficial guidance.

-- Tom

Posted by Roger Blake on December 28, 2006, 7:56 am
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> If you were starting totally from scratch and building a "small" VPN
> system (new routers, computers, operating system, programs, etc.) ...

Linux file server with OpenVPN providing remote access to the network.
It's a setup I've used many times successfully for small business
networking.

--
Roger Blake
(Subtract 10 for email.)

Posted by S W on December 28, 2006, 3:07 pm
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Tom wrote:
> If you were starting totally from scratch and building a "small" VPN
> system (new routers, computers, operating system, programs, etc.) ...
> what components would make up your favorite configuration? Let's
> define small as 3 desktop computers in a small home business and a
> couple of road warriors with notebooks.
>
> If you have a working system ... please share your set-up and what you
> would change if starting over. Likes and dislikes.
>
> I'm a VPN newb and want to start off in the right direction.
>
> I know "best" is very vague! Best security, easiest to learn and use,
> least expensive, most flexible, most common, best support, most
> mainstream, etc. Endless categories! Making this newb dizzy. Whatever
> someone with experience thinks is best will certainly be helpful to
> me!
>
> If I really must limit the scope of this topic ... I currently am
> using Win2K and have the C++.Net software. Mostly I have been writing
> console apps, but I am anxious to learn both modern VPN and modern
> programming methods. I am trying to avoid going back too many
> programming generations. Thus I should use Frames over MFC? I should
> study XML? I need Win2003 Server?
>
> Favorite VPN authors and titles would also be helpful! :))
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
> It's Xmas day here. Happy holidays all. :)
>
>
Have a look at the Draytek Vigor routers. They're reasonably priced and
have lots of good features. You could use one to provide Internet
access, DHCP, firewall for the PCs in the office, and laptops out on the
road could log on and connect to the office with a VPN.

Regards,
SW

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