The VPN I'm trying to access is implemented using PPTP. When you mention it
is too heavy you mean there is no way to do it, or just that it will slow
the palm communications ?
By the way, thanks for the clarifications, Laurence.
>Date: 27 Oct 1999 16:38:56 -0700
>From: Laurence Lundblade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: accessing a VPN with Palm
>The assumptions I'd make about your situation are:
> - You're connecting with IP
> - You're ISP is bringing you up outside the firewall (CDMA data, CDPD or
>such)
> - A firewall exists that protects the server you're trying to access
>.Are those right?
>.
>Today I believe the main option you have is to dial-in behind the firewall
>(if that is possible). Most corporate-run dial-in pools are behind the
>firewall. Some wireless data services support this (GSM and CDMA data).
>
>The other technologies commonly used are:
> - PPTP
> - L2TP
> - SSH
> - IPSec
>
>The only one I know if running on the Palm is SSH and that's only in a
>telnet app (TopGun Telnet I think). In the long term I hope we get to
>IPSec. It's what all the major firewall vendors (including Cisco and
>Microsoft) are touting as the standard and it's also a very general and
>efficient technology. I believe there's some performance issues with IPSec
>but I also believe they are solvable with enough cleverness.
>
>I'd be interested in others thoughts!
>
>One worry I have is that PPTP is to heavy to for Palm devices now, but it's
>widespread use is going to delay IS departments rolling out IPSec.
>
>LL
>
>
>At 06:11 PM 10/27/99 -0200, Eduardo Thuler wrote:
>>I need to access a computer in a VPN. I'm not sure if there are many kinds
>>of VPN's but this one is managed by a windows NT. What it does in windows
is
>>to create a connection over an existing one.
>>
>>Does anyone know of a way to do that in a Palm ?
>>
>>thanks in advance,
>>
>>Eduardo Thuler
>>
