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RE: VPN over slow Internet connections
From: Gary Gladney <gladney () stsci edu>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:32:53 +0000
If you haven't deployed your VPN environment yet I would seriously consider using SSL VPN instead of IPSec as your tunneling protocol. SSL VPN gives you a lot more options than IPSec. Gary -----Original Message----- From: Ben Whorwood [mailto:bw-ml () mube co uk] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:56 PM To: nanog () nanog org Subject: VPN over slow Internet connections Dear all, Can anyone share any thoughts or experiences for VPN links running over slow Internet connections, typically 2kB/s - 3kB/s (think 33.6k modem)? We are looking into utilising OpenVPN for out-of-office workers who would be running mobile broadband in rural areas. Typical data across the wire would be SQL queries for custom applications and not much else. Some initial thoughts include... * How well would the connection handle certificate (>= 2048 bit key) based authentication? * Is UDP or TCP better considering the speed and possibility of packet loss (no figures to hand)? * Is VPN over this type of connection simply a bad idea? Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, Ben Whorwood
Current thread:
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections, (continued)
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections Darden, Patrick S. (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Fred Richards (Apr 21)
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections Brandon Kim (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Matt Ryanczak (Apr 21)
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections Brandon Kim (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections JC Dill (Apr 21)
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections Darden, Patrick S. (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Jeroen van Aart (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Wil Schultz (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections William Herrin (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Phil Regnauld (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Steven Bellovin (Apr 21)
- RE: VPN over slow Internet connections Terry Baranski (Apr 21)
- Re: VPN over slow Internet connections Steven Bellovin (Apr 21)