Re: VPN thru NT to the AS/400

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony,

Check with Renex.  They had some really nice stuff in this area when I
last looked at them...

Also, checkout Hog on Demand...sometimes called "Host on Demand"...it used
to have a big and slow footprint on the desktop (ergo Hog) but I
understand that they've been working on improving the performace
aspects...

Also, checkout Win/2000...I THINK that VPN is base code...so are some nice
system state backup functions for things like Laptops...etc...:)

Don in DC

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, William Corbett wrote:

> I have been asked to investigate the setup of VPN to access a company
> AS/400.
> 
> We've been using RAS thru an NT server to access the corporate Lan, then CA
> to work with the AS/400.  This gives pretty good security, since the dial-up
> is a one-to-one connection.  Due to increasing usage and more and more
> programmers and employees with high-speed internet access, management would
> like to set up a VPN for programmers and users to access the AS/400.
> 
> I have a fairly good idea of how to set this up, if the NT box were not in
> between the internet and the AS/400, but the NT server adds an element of
> "the unknown" into the mix. (at least unknown to me)
> 
> Is this an entirely NT solution we're talking about, or has something got to
> be done on the AS/400 side?  In other words, is it VPN to the Lan, the
> normal stuff to get from there to the AS/400?
> Does this give a secure access method to the AS/400, at least as as far as
> telnet normally transferring userids and passwords "in the clear"?
> Should we set up SSL on the 400?
> Any VPN configuration to do on the AS/400?
> Any other special considerations on the 400 side?
> 
> AS/Resources, Inc.
> William A.(Tony) Corbett
> IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Developer
> http://www.asresources.com
> corbett@asresources.com
> 
> 
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