[CVALE] Non Linux Simple VPN Questions

[Terry]

Thanks to Pete and Jason for your responses, and different views, on my VPN questions.  I appreciate 
Pete pointing out getting "infected" outside of VPN session and the remote terminal approach Jason 
mentioned which I hadn't thought of for this situation.

This week I'll be meeting with my friend to see his "server" and discuss his requirements further.

Terry


> Terry wrote:
>> Greetings !
>>
>> I have a few simple, common knowledge, off the top of your head, questions.  Just something to but 
>> the mailing list to some use.  Sorry they don't involve Linux so feel free to skip to the next email.
>>
>> A business friend asked me to configure ACT! on a server with VPN so their employees could access 
>> the ACT! information.  This is a MS Windows environment on the client and server side.  I don't know 
>> yet what's MS O/S is running on the server.  I won't see the server for a couple of more weeks.
>>
>> Several years ago I supported a network where CISCO VPN client software was used.  I remember it not 
>> permitting the client to access other Internet sites once the VPN was in use.
>>
>> My friend's employees will need to access the ACT! server securely AND ALSO access other sites on 
>> the Internet.
>>
>> A few basic questions on this...
>>
>> 1.  What are the common and working VPN software candidates I should consider.  Years ago I saw both 
>> CISCO and NORTEL software in use on MS Windows PCs.  What's everyone using these days on MS O/S.
>>
>> 2.  Should a VPN client permit the user to access the general Internet while a VPN connection is 
>> established or does this undo the whole point of using VPN in the first place?  My guess is that 
>> this is configurable in the VPN client software.
>>
>> 3.  Because of the need of the employees to establish the VPN connection and also access other 
>> internet sites should I be looking at other network security mechanisms other than VPN?  The 
>> employees will also be storing and sharing files on the server.
>>
>> Note that the bandwidth to the server site is adequate but we would NOT want to route ALL internet 
>> traffic from remote employees through the server site and then to the Internet site the employee 
>> needs to access.
>>
>> All I know about ACT! so far is how to spell it so if any ACT! experts out there happen to know it 
>> supports it's own secure access methods please speak up.  In the meantime I'll be reading up on it.
>>
>> If you want to respond directly to me and not bore the rest of the group with this simple stuff my 
>> email address is:  terry at zinnianet.net
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Terry
>>
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