From: Mike '/m' 

On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 21:47:06 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:3gj8k1putfu42e9h2fh0md3eave84gomui{at}4ax.com...
>
>> The cisco client software runs fine on one of my notebook, hangs the
>> system hard (power-down required) on my other notebook and my desktop.
>
>I guess I'm stupid but I only use VPN's to link secure networks together,
>using one to allow an insecure computer total access to a secure network
>seems like a security accident just waiting to happen.. Insecure machines
>like wandering laptops belong on their own network firewalled from the
>secure network with only limited access.
>
>but that's just me..

That's me too, but I don't run IT at work.

In fact, the IT director said that no one is allowed to plug their own
notebooks into the LAN at work.

Yet he allows those same notebooks to be connected via the VPN...

 /m

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