VPN vs changing routes

["Keenan Smith" <kc_smith () clark net>]

All,

Given a single user in a single location with a static IP, besides
encryption, what would be the difference between using a VPN to connect to
the corporate network vs. changing the routing to make the corporate network
the first hop?

It seems to me that the latter combined with a firewall rule and NAT would
function the same way as a VPN without the overhead.

So other than encapsulating all data between the network and the VPN client,
is there any advantage to using the VPN over a change in routing?

Thanks in advance for all the good advice.

KC Smith

~~~Ensuring that suave and debonair sophistication is always a part of IT


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