Re: Attempting to map a drive from home to AS/400 IFS directory -- MIDRANGE-L

Yes...and Cisco VPN's are pretty ubiquitous.

PPTP is a MS solution...comes with Windows.

On 3/15/07, Allen <rallen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


We most likely would go with CISCO solution if we go with
VPN.

Does this mean we would install the device at our office and
then load CISCO software on all PC's that would have a need
to access the VPN?

I thought I read somewhere that you could access a VPN using
something built into Windows XP??

John


-----Original Message-----
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rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Attempting to map a drive from home to AS/400
IFS directory

For remote users we use a Cisco solution.  The remote PC's
do not need any
additional hardware - it's all Cisco software.  Cool thing
was that I
almost landed a side job using the same solution to get into
their
network.

Doing it on an appliance versus a direct in to your i5 vpn
solution is
that you can use other stuff on the network as if you were
local.
Including stuff like
- Your local Domain Name Server
- Shares on wintel, etc
And still get into your i5 via 5250, netserver, etc as if
you were local.

Rob Berendt
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Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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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-----
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[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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