>Anybody have any good experience with any of the new little boxes that 
>have come out more recently?

Yes. A couple of weeks ago I set up a VPN using Netgear's FVS114 router 
(about $60) on a DSL line. This router has been out for a few years so 
the price is nice.

I hit a major snag because, as I later discovered, I was sold an old 
version of the VPN client software (sold separately). Netgear's tech told 
me that they had changed the disc's color from Netgear blue to orange to 
make it very easy to tell the bad old stuff from the good new stuff. So 
make sure you get new orange version (v10.8.3). I should mention that the 
Netgear's VPN software is Windows only.

Netgear's excellent tech support saved the day for me. I quickly got to 
someone who knew what they were doing. After telling me I had the bad old 
software, they connected remotely to my PC and to the router (at the 
client's office) and did all the work for me. So I'm happy.

The Netgear's router documentation is good. ProSafe's VPN client 
documentation is less good, but adequate. It does not come on the disc. 
Had to download it from ProSafe and found some additional docs at Dell.


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