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RE: VPN to Remote Desktop
From: Linwood Ferguson <ferguson () uvii mag aramark com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 18:07:36 EST
Regarding option 3: I believe PPTP is only for dial-up connections... Doesn't sound like that's what you want...
PPTP works fine between desktops. You can use it between workstations as well as from workstation to server (and of course let the workstation or server then forward to the rest of the net). Just keep the routes straight if you are using it inside to inside. The question I guess is one of whether it is secure. I asked that some time ago to this group, and received a lot of concern that you may want to go back and look through, but to over simplify (a) it's Microsoft and so suspect, (b) it's default is 40 bit encryption, and apparently some concern about the encryption types [note that supposedly a 128bit version is available that should alievate some of this concern, though I haven't personally gotten it yet], and (c) the PPP/PPTP and related standards seem to have some ill/un-specified issues and Microsoft has once again gone their own way, and (d) it's Microsoft and so suspect. :-) FWIW we are using it for dialup and quite happy, performs well, suprisingly low load on the RAS server itself considering that it's de-/encrypting. But as some people pointed out, we must not be all that worried about security. :-( Your mileage may vary. - Linwood ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Linwood Ferguson e-mail: ferguson () mag aramark com Director, Software Engineering Voice: (US) 540/967-0087 ARAMARK Mag & Book Services
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