[PCTECH] RE: Communicate from a laptop

["Gary Kuznitz" <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Thanks for the reply Michael.

When there is a VPN endpoint at a customers location that's a easy 
setup.  My problem is I don't always have a remote endpoint.  I'd like 
to protect the wireless segment.

Thank you,

Gary Kuznitz

> I'm using a Linksys wireless router/access point. I often have two VPN
> connections (using the Cisco client) to two different customers at the
> same time, from two different Windows PCs. I've had pretty good luck
> with that.
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Communicate from a laptop
> > From: "Gary Kuznitz" <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wed, March 16, 2005 2:31 am
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Sorry for being a little off topic but I think this does affect more and 
> > more
> > people sending sensitive data on AS/400's all the time.
> > 
> > I am looking for suggestions on a router that will be a VPN end point 
> > over wireless.
> > Wireless laptop --> router.  
> > 
> > I have been running into more and more people that are 
> > communicating sensitive data over wireless with either no security 
> > or wep/wpa which is easily cracked.  I'm looking for a router under 
> > $500.00.  I'm not looking for a solution that uses the AS/400 as an 
> > end point.  A lot of people need to communicate to an AS/400 and 
> > need to use the same connection to communicate to the internet.
> > 
> > I know there is a SonicWall TZW available and a Netgear FVM318 
> > which is no longer in production that has this capability.  I'm 
> > wondering if anyone knows of any other routers that will do iPSec 
> > VPN.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Gary Kuznitz