The thing that really worries me is: A VPN box that is doing things
incorrectly will appear to work just like a VPN box that is doing things
correctly. Unless you actually try and crack it, you'll never know that it,
say, is using the same session key over and over again. I would have to say
t
On Tue, 15 Jun 2004, at 9:38am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> These will be the last Linksys VPN boxes I buy ... based on my experience
> trying to configure them.
Yah, like I said, LinkSys is pretty horrible for VPN stuff.
The thing that really worries me is: A VPN box that is doing things
inco
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From: "Bruce Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for VPN end point appliances?
On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 09:38, Hewitt Tech wrote:
> These will be the last Link
On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 09:38, Hewitt Tech wrote:
> These will be the last Linksys VPN boxes I buy based on my experience trying
> to configure them. It took me a couple of hours just to get the two boxes to
> talk to each other. They have remained connected for 24 hours or so but the
> setup was ver
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Greater NH Linux User Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for VPN end point appliances?
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, at 10:51pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, at 10:13am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Public-key crypto in SNMP would probably be unweildy, especially since
> SNMP is supposed to have a light footprint to make it easy to put into
> small embedded systems.
That's not the point I was making.
> A lot of customers just want
Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, at 9:40pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >> ... shared secrets went out in the 1980s ...
>> >
>> > Maybe, but SNMP V3 still uses it..
>>
>> That's hardly an endorsement. SNMP's approach to security
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, at 9:32am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> He dropped one line that really annoyed me. He stated that Windows Server
> 2003 performed a new authentication protocol that would break most Samba
> network share setups.
It's not new. There has long been a feature in NT that supports
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From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for VPN end point appliances?
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 13 J
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, at 9:40pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> ... shared secrets went out in the 1980s ...
> >
> > Maybe, but SNMP V3 still uses it..
>
> That's hardly an endorsement. SNMP's approach to security issues has
> generally been to ignore them.
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004, at 9:40pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> ... shared secrets went out in the 1980s ...
>
> Maybe, but SNMP V3 still uses it..
That's hardly an endorsement. SNMP's approach to security issues has
generally been to ignore them. (SNMP = Security? Not my problem!) The
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, at 10:51pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > ... does anyone have any recommendations for VPN end point appliances.
>
> My experience with LinkSys VPN boxes is that they are flakey and have an
> abysmal feature set. Th
On 13 Jun 2004, at 1:32pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I've had someone recommend SnapGear to me ...
>
> If you're speaking of the ClearPath SNAP box...
No, I'm speaking of SnapGear. http://www.snapgear.com
Hmmm... they appear to have been bought by CyberGuard. Since I don't
really know any
On Sun, 2004-06-13 at 13:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've had someone recommend SnapGear to me; it is apparently a Linux-based
> appliance. Haven't had a chance to actually look into it, though.
>
If you're speaking of the ClearPath SNAP box... It *is* linux-based, but
not really shipping
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, at 10:51pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ... does anyone have any recommendations for VPN end point appliances.
Of all the appliances I've used, my favorite is NetScreen. Outstanding
features and performance at a competitive price. Gotta love that SSH CLI.
Soni
ing bad about their products now that I think about it.
>
> -Alex
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Hewitt Tech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Greater NH Linux User
> Group"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm using linux boxes running FreeS/WAN myself. Had quite good luck
with it...
--
"... one of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that,
lacking zero, they had no way to indicate successful termination of
their C programs." -- Robert Firth
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Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 6:52 AM
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> On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 22:51, Hewitt Tech wrote:
> > I need them for a client that wants to
> > have secure access to their office from a
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 22:51, Hewitt Tech wrote:
> I need them for a client that wants to
> have secure access to their office from a remote worker's home office. Any
> suggestions?
SonicWall and Fortinet have both worked well for us.
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gnhlug-discuss
Since we're on the topic of network hardware recommendations - does anyone
have any recommendations for VPN end point appliances. I had used some 3Com
3CR-856 firewall/router/VPN end points with good results but 3Com has
discontinued them. I ordered a pair of BEFSX41 LinkSys routers but ha
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