The other issue to look at is speed. How much traffic is the Raptor
checking now. Will terminating a VPN on the Raptor cause it to slow down
below an acceptable level? If the VPN is only used occaisionally than this
is probably not a big issue. The other question is what is Windows 2000
using for VPNs. Are they using PPTP or L2TP? The encryption keys for PPTP
are easy to get since they are secured only by a 40 bit hash. Bruce
Shneier's company Counterpane Systems released a paper on the security
flaws of PPTP and I think there was a tool that cracked PPTP V1. I am
going to lest my *BSD bias shine through and second the recommendation for
using OpenBSD with their free IPSEC solution instead of Windows 2000 if you
really don't want to use the Raptor. Don't forget tech support, though.
If you get the Raptor solution then you can always blame any problems on
them:-)
Regards,
Jeffery Gieser
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