Mr. Jones's second message should clear up any residual problems with #1 and #2. Like Mr. Jones, I had different identifiers configured for the two VPNs that each client required in order to keep GBAdmin from giving me warning messages.
As I've mentioned before in conversations with GTA, #3 is much more an issue of psychology than anything else. Give the Customer a choice between a license that costs $125 or one that costs $50 but needs to be purchased twice and I'll guarantee that you get nothing but complaints about the second one. I'm certainly *NOT* complaining about the change of licensing from the client to the server. Client-side licensing was a *ROYAL* pain in the tush! Mike Burden Lynk Systems http://www.lynk.com (616)532-4985 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Emerson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VPN Client and Licensing Issues > > > --------------------- Attention ----------------------------- > A digest version of this list is now available. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with the following message: > subscribe gb-users-digest your_email_address > Then unsubscribe from this list. > ------------------------------------------------------------- > GNAT Box User Forum http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi > Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- > I just want to make some things clear with regard to the VPN Client > and licensing issues. > > 1. The VPN client is licensed by GTA from SafeNet, Inc. This is the > exact same client that SonicWall, Cisco, NetScreen and most everyone > else in the business uses. The only variation may be in the licensed > version. GTA has the most recent licensed version of the client as > of September 2001. > > Since we have no control over the code (like all the companies > mentioned above) or the product, we can not make any changes. We can > make requests to SafeNet however to make any changes they would have > to consider how this would affect all of their other licensees not > just GTA. > > GTA has paid a rather large license fee for the use of this client > and will not realize a break even point for perhaps 3 more years. > > 2. In our first release of the VPN client we had license control on a > per client basis. We heard nothing but complaints about this > arrangement. Additionally the industry norm was to control VPN > client licensing on the firewall. > > In version 3.2.0 we changed the licensing of the VPN client to be > controlled on the firewall. This follows the industry norm. It also > removes all the issues customers had with installing the client on > multiple mobile systems (notebooks). > > 3. With regard to High Availablity and licensing. Both SonicWall and > Watchguard (two similar products) require the customer to purchase > licenses for any options on both HA systems. I believe this is the > case with other firewall vendors in the industry. I know Cisco takes > a different approach however the cost of HA is considerably higher, > (you'll pay one way or another). > > Paul Emerson > > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > Paul Emerson Tel: +1.407.380.0220 x1106 > Global Technology Associates, Inc. Fax: +1.407.380.6080 > 3505 Lake Lynda Drive Mobile: +1.407.310.8563 > Suite 109 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Orlando, Florida 32817 USA Web: http://www.gta.com > Mobile Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address > in the body of the message >
