I have managed many different VPN solutions. I have used Hardware
based and Software based. Both can do a good job, but to pick one in
paticular I would need to know more about what you want and how
secure your data should be. There are different transports for VPN.
You have PPTP and L2TP IPSEC. PPTP is the easiest and most common,
but also less secure and with fewer options for administration. My
suggestion is do your homework. Read all you can and look in other
forums. I inherited my first vpn. It connected over 150 remote site
and 25 traveling managers. What a pain. I read all I could and
redesigned using a Cisco VPN Concentrator. $3000, tons of options
and, very solid. I currently use Microsoft ISA firewall for VPN, but
it's not always easy to work with.
The last thing, is your DSL provider letting you choose the router?
Some of them don't because of low level hardware incompatibilities
and technical support issues. If you get a router from the dsl
provider configuring a second for VPN traffic only can get a little
tricky. Mostly because the DSL provider controls one of the routers.
based and Software based. Both can do a good job, but to pick one in
paticular I would need to know more about what you want and how
secure your data should be. There are different transports for VPN.
You have PPTP and L2TP IPSEC. PPTP is the easiest and most common,
but also less secure and with fewer options for administration. My
suggestion is do your homework. Read all you can and look in other
forums. I inherited my first vpn. It connected over 150 remote site
and 25 traveling managers. What a pain. I read all I could and
redesigned using a Cisco VPN Concentrator. $3000, tons of options
and, very solid. I currently use Microsoft ISA firewall for VPN, but
it's not always easy to work with.
The last thing, is your DSL provider letting you choose the router?
Some of them don't because of low level hardware incompatibilities
and technical support issues. If you get a router from the dsl
provider configuring a second for VPN traffic only can get a little
tricky. Mostly because the DSL provider controls one of the routers.
--- In vantage@y..., Darren Mann <dmann@m...> wrote:
> Anyone using VPN to connect remote locations?
> What brand/model of router are you using or recommend?
> Are the less expensive D-Link or Linksys VPN/DSL routers acceptable
for this
> use?
> What kind of bandwidth do I need to attached 5-6 machines to our
central
> computer via DSL? I have signed up for the 512k option.
>
> I'm just soooo excited to finally have it available in rural
Iowa!!!!!!
>
>
> TIA
>
> Darren Mann
> Miller Products Co.
> 641-342-2103