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to: John Cuccia
from: Richard B.
date: 2005-09-30 14:00:36
subject: Re: VPNs

From: Richard B. 

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:35:36 -0500, John Cuccia  wrote:

>Using it, yes.  Configuring it, unfortunately not, although I will be
>attempting an implementation in the next two or three weeks, for a new
>client.  (I'm not really a computer guy, I just play one to make
>money).

Ah, don't be modest, I know you know stuff. 

>RRAS is probably as simple as it gets from the users perspective,
>which also probably means it is the least secure VPN method.

There seems to be so many ways to do this...I'm trying to figger out which
one best fits my situation.  Least secure doesn't really excite me,

>so you may need to create a batch file that does
>users "Net use" to map driver letters to network shares and put a
>shortcut to it on their desktops.

I've already got logon scripts written from way back to map drive letters
so that would be easy.

> I'll send it to you when
>you're ready.  Be warned, thought, that while it works for me, various
>users seem to have trouble with it.  Don't know if it is the
>troublemak,...er, users or the script at this time.

Thanks!  If I go down that road I'll let you know.  I am thinking of
replacing the firewall as well so I'll be taking that into consideration.

- Richard

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