Hi Greg,
Yes, you are right. PPTP client is the only VPN that will work thru a hotel router in this case. Her computer can do that without problems, but she wants to share the VPN with her other toys, that's why I am looking for a router with PPTP VPN client functionality. She tried a Linksys Wi-Fi access thing that could let her use a hotel Wi-Fi in her room, but that is not the solution here. She wants to use the copper cable in the room and give access to her IPhone and iPad and also let the iPad get to the corporate network via the VPN handled by the router/Wi-Fi thing. Bulky is NOT a problem. The company pays for excess baggage. And Yes, she wants FAST transfer between wired laptops in her room. Sigh!! Leif From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Hotel room router with wifi and gigabit E-net Leif, The VPN is the only real issue. That's mainly an issue with the type of network at the hotel. Some require you to get a static IP and then call a helpdesk, others its never a problem, most require some type of authentication before getting out to the internet.. Also if you put in a commercial device its most likely going to pull a NATTED IP address from the hotel and then you boss will grab another Natted IP from your device, so you will be doing double natting. This alone could cause you some VPN issue, especially IPSEC. Best bet is to get a portable WIFI AP that's not a router and will just give you wifi in the room if hardwire is the only thing available. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=346 I use this in AP mode when I need to. Most hotels I stay at have wifi in the rooms so its not a problem and rarely do I have VPN issues, never RDP issues. Its not N wireless, but I am sure there are some out there. However N is going to be quite bulky with all the antennas. This doesn't have a USB connection for storage. As to Gigabit, there is no point as you wont benefit unless you are transferring data between devices hardline in your room. Greg From: Leif Wahlberg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Hotel room router with wifi and gigabit E-net My boss travels a lot and sometimes carries several toys with her. She has expressed a wish to have the following added to her travel kit: Hotel room router with the following capabilities: 1. Gigabit wired Ethernet 2. Wi-Fi, preferably multi type, including N 3. PPTP client capabilities. (Important) 4. USB storage connection 5. 110-220 V power supply I don't mind buying her a consumer type device as long as it fulfills her requirements. Just an explanation for the PPTP client requirement. She wants the router to open a VPN to our corporate network and that connection should be available to all the toys she connects to this router. I can set up a filtered PPTP host in our firewall, so that is not a problem. Any suggestions? Leif Wahlberg Admin by default (Excessive sig deleted) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
