Looking for a good VPN solution

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Author: Derek Neighbors
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Subject: Looking for a good VPN solution
I forgot to point to the VPN portion (most people think IPCop is only a
firewall)...

http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/IPCopVPNHowto

-Derek
Thomas Cameron said:
> All -
>
> I have a client who has three offices. The main one has static IP
> addresses. The two others have dynamic IP addresses (RoadRunner). I
> need all three to be able to access resources on each of the other
> networks. We are currently using Windows 2000 PPTP tunnels and not
> liking it at all.
>
> I am looking at NetGear VPN routers, but I can't get a clear answer as
> to whether they would allow the two dynamically addressed sites to see
> each other.
>
> I see the $50 PCs at Discount Electronics, and I am thinking a FreeS/WAN
> solution might be the way to go. However, I've never used FreeS/WAN
> before and the preliminary look I've taken isn't reassuring.
>
> Any VPN gurus out there who have done anything like this before and can
> make recommendations? I need something which will be easy to set up and
> maintain, which is why the NetGear solution looks pretty good.
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
>
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