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VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users
From: "Michael C. Ibarra" <ibarra () hawk com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 17:14:30 -0400
Hello: I've been asked to perform the horrible task of allowing in remote/home internet connections into a corporate LAN. The firewall/s in question are a FW-1 and IPFilter (separate machines) combo. The pipe decided upon was either DSL or cable modems, based of course on availibilty. The present method is an isdn/SecureID/dialback method. The present corporate policy allows no inbound traffic from the inter- net and allows a limited outbound connections, mainly http. My feeling is that users, unable to reach their AOL/Napster/ whatever type of services could place a modem into these home PC's, corporate owned but that doesn't matter, making that box an insecure gateway or transfer point for a virus to the corporate network. VPN's IMO would do little to protect a machine which has a greater chance of becoming compromised, besides breaking corporate security policy since all non-VPN connections would probably allow those same services not normally allowed in the office. My question, and thank you for reading this far, is what VPN software and/or hardware is recommended and what can be done to enforce the present corporate policy (aside from asking users to sign an agreement). Thank you all, -mike The information contained in this message is not necessarily the opinion of Hawk Technologies, Inc. _______________________________________________ Firewall-wizards mailing list Firewall-wizards () nfr net http://www.nfr.net/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
Current thread:
- VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Michael C. Ibarra (Aug 18)
- Re: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Ray Hooker (Aug 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Irwin Lazar (Aug 19)
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Starkey, Kyle (Aug 19)
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users John Adams (Aug 20)
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Robert Purdy (Aug 21)
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users sean . kelly (Aug 19)
- Re: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Chuck Fasching (Aug 19)
- Re: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Andrew J Bernoth/Boulder/IBM (Aug 19)
- Re: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Michael C. Ibarra (Aug 19)
- RE: VPN for *DSL/CableModem Users Jensen, Greg (Aug 20)
(Thread continues...)