[geeks] VPN suggestions

[David Cantrell]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 10:54:19PM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:

> I can probably switch them to some kind of NAT setup (private
> network sitting behind a single box that has a "real" IP), but
> how much of a wrench will this throw into the "Remote access to
> network for filesharing" machine?

For Windows users out and about, it will be a biiiiig problem.  The
quality of VPN client software for Windows (and for Mac) is dire*, and
in any case, AFAIK Netbios (and Appletalk) don't take well to clever
routers.

Is something like winscp on remote clients acceptable to them?

* - based on what I hear from those trying to implement it when I was
at Oven Digital.  I about Windows as much as possible so don't know
first hand.

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