Ah, but it's more secure when you have a slower router -- the enemy can't intercept it as fast. I got this right from the mouth of Boris and Natasha, in their classic security show on the Cartoon Channel. >Chuck, > >You don't need a separate hardware module for IPSec. The >hardware encryption modules just help performance. Most IPSec >at the lower end levels such as workstation, low-end servers and >routers, is done in software. You can do IPSec just fine on the >2600 and 3600 for example without any additional hardware. > >The one caveat is that only 56 bit DES is supported on the 2500 >series. This is probably due to the very low horsepower on a 2500. >IPSec will run, but the performance will be very low. > >Regards, >Kent > >On 5 Apr 2001, at 22:44, Charles Ryan wrote: > >> A 2500 will not work, because it doesn't have the appropriate hardware >> module that is needed to do encryption. The VPN platforms are the >> 1700, 2600, 3600, and 7100 series routers, I believe. Double check on >> CCO to make sure. >> >> -Chuck >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Arumugam Sundarum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:19 PM >> Subject: VPn >> >> >> > Hi Ciscoians, >> > I have an existing 2500 ISDN router - IOS version 11 which I want >> > to use >> it >> > for VPN tunneling. >> > I understand that the IOS version 12 and higher is needed for this >> > pupose but I am not sure wheather this hardware such features. >> > Anybody shed some light on this. >> > >> > rgds. >> > Sundarum >> _________________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
