VPN - Recommendation: Microsoft VPN vs. Cisco 871 Easy VPN

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Recommendation: Microsoft VPN vs. Cisco 871 Easy VPN

abright52@gmail.com

2006-06-22, 1:13 pm

We are switching over from a Linksys Cable/DSL Router to a cisco 871.
We currently have it setup through Microsoft VPN on our Windows 2000
Server. Would we be better off using a VPN solution (Easy VPN) through
the cisco Router or opening ports for the Microsoft VPN to work? We
typically have 5-7 users that need remote access through VPN, rarely
would they all be on at the same time.

Simon

2006-06-22, 1:13 pm

abright52@gmail.com wrote:
> We are switching over from a Linksys Cable/DSL Router to a cisco 871.
> We currently have it setup through Microsoft VPN on our Windows 2000
> Server. Would we be better off using a VPN solution (Easy VPN) through
> the cisco Router or opening ports for the Microsoft VPN to work? We
> typically have 5-7 users that need remote access through VPN, rarely
> would they all be on at the same time.
>
With that amount of users on I would carry on with the windows server
for vpn as that load is nothing. I had a dell 800mhz desktop running
win2k adv server servicing 80+ concurrent users with no problems - thats
all it did though.
I'm not familiar with easyvpn or the 871 but guessing it's vpn is based
on ipsec rather than pptp (which you are most likely using with win2k)
so the only real benefit would be better encryption.
Simon