As he only needs it for a short while, use the trial edition of the 2008 server. Good for 90 days and extendable to 240.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx I would be surprised if he did not have a couple of spare PC's hanging around. Most do. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: ASA VPN device Sometimes you pay more, and get less, as anyone who has bought Oracle knows :-) That said, $1000 for a server license (plus something to run it on) -vs- $100 for a Linksys router. It's probably the reason that a lot of people go and buy Linksys routers. Not everyone has a Windows Server 2008 box sitting in their homes to connect to the 'net. Sometimes it's just not worth the expense. Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2008 3:06 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: ASA VPN device > > I was promoting a solution that works and is fully supported by the > vendor. > > Not promoting something cheap and supported by "the canaille" > > You always get what you pay for, unless you believe in the "worker's > paradise" > > HTH, > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:58 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: ASA VPN device > > Isn't OP looking for a device for their branch office? > > Are you suggesting installing Windows Server 2008 at both ends? That > sounds expensive compared to buying a dinky Linksys WRT54G device to > use > out in the branch office. > > Cheers > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2008 2:40 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: ASA VPN device > > > > Actually, if you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 you don't have to be > > hobbled by open source code. MS fully backs its SSTP solution which > > performs better and is arguably more secure than OpenVPN. > > > > And, since SSTP isn't supported by ISA, you can't claim that I'm an > ISA > > ho' > > > > :) > > > > HTH, > > Tom > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:31 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: ASA VPN device > > > > Its not part of the GUI, but a quick search of the dd-wrt wiki > > provides: > > > > http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/VPNC > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:24 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: ASA VPN device > > > > Well there we go...so the cheap solution isn't viable, right? > > > > - Andy O. > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:21 PM > > >To: NT System Admin Issues > > >Subject: Re: ASA VPN device > > > > > >Absolutely not. > > > > > >An OpenVPN client needs to talk to an OpenVPN server, and the only > > >OpenVPN server implementation is native to Linux/*BSD, with a > Windows > > >port available. > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
