RE: VPN server

["Nathan Simpson" <nathansimpson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Win2k Prof can be a VPN Server as can Win2K Server.

So can Win NT4 I think with the routing add-on.

Pretty cheap and you may have these lying around.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Peter Dow
Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2002 10:25
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: VPN server


Hi All,

Where's a good source for information on VPN servers vs clients?  The
concept is easy to understand; the implementation appears to be spreading
out from software-only to VPN appliances, and it's not clear to me what's
required on either end.  I'm looking for the simplest, least expensive
solution, naturally.  I want to provide a customer access to my AS/400 via
the internet using VPN.

Specific questions I have are:

1. Is there a standard VPN protocol?  I.e. there appears to be IPsec, M$
PPTP, and probably others.  Am I correct in assuming these are incompatible?

2. Are these VPN appliances servers, or clients?

3. What's a ballpark cost to provide VPN for 3-5 users?

4. Where can I read about this?

tia,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax



_________________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

_______________________________________________
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.