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I am a BPCS EDI consultant and have worked for a number of companies that
are utilizing VPN technology and discontinued their dedicated (frame)
lines. My experiences have been positive for the most part after initial
startup problems. Problem diagnosis can be a real pain, however, because
you have to deal with so many entities when there is a problem. It is
imperative to have staff who fully understands all of the details
(preferably a couple of techies who "know it from end to end". Another
gotcha, especially for folks like me is that the various VPN clients
usually "do not play well with others". I would suggest a VPN solution
that supports the standard Windows VPN Networking client if security
constraints permit. Another gotcha are remote clients on the other side of
DSL, NAT boxes, proxy servers, etc. Some of these VPN solutions don't
support such clients. Also some client sites do not support multiple
tunnels so only one VPN connection is allowed at a time. I do not know how
to go about evaluating ISP's, but some I have visited are being run out of
environments that I would not want to place my company's communications
through and any communications network (VPN or other) is only as strong as
its weakest link.
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We are evaluating going with a VPN solution rather than our current frame
solution for connectivity of our remote sites. The cost is dramatically
lower (thousands per month!), but the big question is reliability. We are
running BPCS versions 4.05 CD, 6.02, 6.04, and 6.1.02. Three of these
environments are already centralized onto one AS/400, the remaining two
will be migrated within the next 6 months. Note: the sites would be
throughout the US plus Toronto CAN and Monterrey MEX.
Is anyone successfully using a VPN solution for remote connectivity while
utilizing Client Access for green screen? What were your experiences?
Has anyone tried this and failed - if so, what were the issues that caused
this solution not to work?
I look forward to your responses - thanks!
Timothy C. Luce, MBA, CPIM
Director of Application Development
ESAB - North America
tluce@xxxxxxxx
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