[ILUG] VPN

[Michael Watterson]

Patrick O'Connor wrote:
> On 13/06/07, keith <keith at iol.ie> wrote:
>>
>> A need has arisen to deploy a VPN solution for a *small* company that is
>> re-locating to a static and mobile office model and as this falls 
>> outside
>> my
>> level of competence I am looking for a specialist to carry out the work.
>
>
> I do this kind of work as my bread and butter but to be honest you 
> could set
> something up for them yourself using something like clarkconnect. All you
> need is available out of the box and if you want I'm more than happy 
> to give
> you (or anyone esle interested for that matter) a run through the 
> specifics.
>
>
> What I'm looking for is someone to come in, talk it through, set it 
> up, show
>> me what they have done, test it, and perhaps do some small tweaks as 
>> they
>> arise.
>>
>> Typically its a 3 user MS Windows environment, linux server serving 
>> samba
>> fileshares and a printer, now also a linux firewall, eircom "home 
>> starter"
>> aDSL broadband, which is AFAIR dynamic IP.
>>
>> the data files be made available are small, typically not more than 40k:
>> no
>> megabyte media files!
>>
>> I would welcome people's thoughts and suggestions for this, off list i
>> think
>> would be apropiate.
>>
>> keith
>>

I switched from using a Dlink MIMI WiFi for Router to just WiFi and 
installed Clark Connect on an old Dual PII 300 with 256M RAM. Very 
simple to install once you figure out which is the WAN n ic and LAN nic. 
Never needed reset once. The ADSL modem/Router can be put into Bridge Mode.

Now If I could figure how to run Trixbox / Asterisk on the same box. I 
messed up the last time I tried.

The consumer routers built in WiFi/ADSL modems are not reliable.

-- 
Mike