setting up vpn from office to home

[watts3000]

I would like to know if I can have a vpn connection with a dynamic ip address. I want to set the vpn server ip at home and dial into my computer from work. What kind of equipment will I nedd for this. I'm assuming I only need a modem for one connection and probally some modem pooling eqipment for multiple connections. Any help would be appreciated. My network setup is ran through a linksys router BEFSR41.

 

[ScottMac]

IF you are dialing your home machine from work directly, you don't need/want a VPN, it's not necessary, and the encryption/compression will slow down the already slow link.

If you dial the Internet from work (may be viewd as a security violation by IT/IS), then hit your home machine through a cable modem or DSL, then a VPN would be a good thing.

You should check with your LAN/Network managers about dialing out. If it's against policy and they find out...some places will fire you.

Good LUck

Scott

 

[watts3000]

Scottmac informed me that I could get to my network at home by using simply 2 modems and dialing up. What kind of connection is that and what type of security can be implemented. The os's are 2000 pro on both ends



OK, well, like I said, if you're dialing directly to your box at home, then you don't need anything but a modem on each end...but you wouldn't need a VPN to do that.

 

[Tallgeese]

Using M$ terminology, what ScottMac described is called a "RAS" connection.
Since RAS is a direct dialed connection over the PSTN, it is considered private.
Therefore, there is no need to use a "virtual" private network (VPN) wrapper.
You can implement various types of authentication, tied to the local SAM database on your W2K Pro box.

KIM (can't stress this enough) that if you aren't the owner or person in charge of the network at your place of work, installing a RAS connection on your own box may very well violate company policy, and could get you disciplined, fired, or both.