Jason, Are you looking for a _cisco_ solution or are you just looking for an inexpensive solution? If all you want is an inexpensive solution, there are a lot of very low cost VPN solutions available, most of them are Linux based. If all your engineers need is remote shell access, Secure SHell (SSH) can be a low-cost option. If they need full system access you can look at using VNC over ssh as another easy, low cost option. If you want a full-blown encrypted tunnel, you can look at some of the following:
Zebedee - http://www.winton.org.uk/zebedee/ (runs on windows as well as Linux) Tinc - http://tinc.nl.linux.org/ (unix flavors only. Check out their links section as well for other solutions) All of this software is open source (i.e. free) and the cost at the head end would only be that of a low-end PC, probably under $500 for a couple of low-end pentiums. HTH, Kent -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of the-other-jason Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tunneling with previously undefined endpoint? [7:32057] Unless the pix is really cheap, this might be a tough sell. We could do it fairly cheaply already -- a 1720 at work with (free) Cisco vpn clients to take home. But then they start saying at work, well, we need a spare, and of course there is maintenance ..... the problem, frankly, is that this is not a mission critical function, just something that would allow an engineer to provide level 3 support to the NOC after hours ... Thanks for the suggestion, though, I'll ask my SE Jason Mark Odette II wrote: > Jason- > > Why not just invest in a half-dozen (or however many you need) PIX 501's and > be done with it. > This way, you ditch the "Cheapo Router", the 2500, and the "IPSEC > appliance". > > If I recall correctly, the PIX 501 has PPPoE support (after all, that's the > niche market its targeting!) and it can do IPSEC with dynamic maps (I > believe). > > And the plus side is, you get to learn hands-on some PIX stuff, if you > didn't have the experience already! > > BTW- PIX 501s are "Nationally Back-Ordered for 3DES 10 User Units" as of the > last I heard from the distributor last week, until Mid to late February. :( > > Mark Odette II Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=32169&t=32057 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
