[ale] VPN choices...

[Jeff Hubbs]

But is there not merit to using an all-Free-Software solution such that
no aspect of the solution is forcibly hidden from inquiry and
examination?  Or is a black-box "We say it's okay, trust us, you have
nothing to fear, no you may not examine it" solution preferable?

Jeff

On Tue, 2005-03-08 at 12:36 -0500, Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:38:44 -0500, David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com> wrote:
> > Our IT guy is looking to replace our current VPN solution.  Of course, I'd
> > like to see him using something Linux compatible, but he's a very
> > MS-kind-of-guy. So, the question is, what Linux based firewall/VPN solutions
> > are available that meet these requirements:
> 
> Here's your first problem. Your stated objective is not to get the
> proper solution implemented, but to get a Linux solution implemented.
> That's a bad way to look at things. There is a world of difference
> between "Linux compatible" and "Linux based."
> 
> That said...
> 
> How many concurrent users are we talking about here?
> 
> How much available bandwidth is there?
> 
> What type of authentication do you want/need to support?
> 
> --
> Jonathan
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