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We use VPN. As Wayne pointed out, you are at the mercy of Internet
congestion, and you may have bandwidth issues with shared systems like
cable broadband - DSL may be more dedicated, hence more predictable.
OTOH, you can get in from anywhere you have an Internet connection. And
anyone else can try, as well. There are also concerns about access leaks
from you remote machine - your home machine can be a way in for a hacker.
We are a relatively small development operation and are very satisfied with
a LinkSys VPN router that allows up to 70 VPN connections to be active.
They do not provide a specific client, but Win2K and XP have the means to
create security policies for connecting to the LinkSys - ugly to set up but
work quite well. The LinkSys also is not the most secure animal in town -
no certificate authentication, e.g. (No attacks, please!) I personally use
a once-available software VPN client that works better for me than the
security policies. It does, however, not coexist with Internet Connection
Sharing in Windows.
Or the remote sites could have their own VPN router (2 session, maybe),
which'd handle the connections nicely. Again, pre-defined shared keys is
the authentication and encryption is not the best - only 3DES and MHA (or
whatever the name is?).
I would think some expertise is needed to set this up. There are many
issues I know nothing of. Access with VPN is convenient, esp. with the
LinkSys, which integrates VPN and NAT router functionality. But convenience
brings with it some security risks.
Other vendors have much more secure appliances for this - Cisco, etc.
Good luck
Vern
At 03:51 PM 3/5/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Our current frame relay contract is up in May and I was wondering if
anyone is using
other means of remote communication with the AS/400. I've researched VPN
a bit and
it sounds like a possibility. We're not disappointed with our frame relay
service
I'm just thinking that there has to be a cheaper way to do things and
now's the time
to check it out. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
Ed Chabot
The Marlin Firearms Company
100 Kenna Drive
North Haven, CT 06743
(203)985-3254
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