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For a quick and dirty VPN solution, I've had success with purchasing a pair of 
low end consumer grade VPN routers.  In my limited experience, it is much 
easier to configure similar settings on both ends of the connection than to try 
to match settings in disparate products.  Another consequence of this approach 
is that you're connection can be set to be always available.  This is good for 
ease of use, but bad for security.

A more secure and ultimately better solution is to use a more robust 
firewall/VPN package whether appliance or software based.  What you probably 
want to shop for is something that uses a modern encryption method, and does 
not take a network engineer to set up and maintain.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allen
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:40 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Attempting to map a drive from home to AS/400 IFS directory



Currently our ISP is Bellsouth (DSL Business Account)

In the past we have not really done anything remotely so we
have just been using the Standard Netopia router with a Dell
Switch for accessing the internet and sending emails.

In the past we have not had any need to access our servers
or our iSeries or AS/400's.
But starting this year we would like have remote access but
at the same time we do not want to open our network up being
hacked. 

If we need to purchase some equipment such as firewall/vpn
appliance or Router etc. then that is possible.


John


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne
McAlpine
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:14 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Attempting to map a drive from home to AS/400
IFS directory

Allen, tell us a little more about your hardware and your
ISP.  Do you 
have a Cisco router/firewall?  If so, I believe the VPN
software is 
included with the hardware.

Allen wrote:
Sounds like I may need to contract this out.

Anyone on this list have the experience and desire to set
this up for us (remotely) please email me offline

jallen@xxxxxxxxxxx

John


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom
Liotta
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:24 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Attempting to map a drive from home to AS/400
IFS directory

Allen wrote:

I have never setup a VPN

Is this difficult?
Is there an easy to follow document explaining the setup
process?

John:

The _first_ thing you need to do is verify with your ISP
if
VPN is 
allowed for your account. Some ISPs don't enable VPN for
personal 
accounts, but instead want to charge for a 'business'
account or at 
least charge for enabling it.

Setting up VPN will be _far_ more difficult if the ISP
blocks it and 
you don't realize it. (I'd add a "<g>" but it really can
be 
something that doesn't bring a smile.)

Tom Liotta


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