Re: alternative to SSL VPN appliance?

From: George (George@nospam.invalid)
Date: 11/14/02 

From: "George" <George@nospam.invalid>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:22:13 GMT

"David" <davidwnh@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:KxQA9.20748$6g.5649670@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> If you only need minimal access for email and maybe an occasional file
> download you could provide a dial in RAS server and avoid some of the
> security problems associated with internet access, and expense and set up
> time involved in implementing a VPN.
>

Thanks for your suggestion. We do dial in RAS now for a few users. It
doesn't address the travelling remote user who has broadband access in a
hotel or kiosk or even at home with broadband and they are limited to modem
speed for file transfer. To accommodate the new users we would need more
modems, phone lines and long distance charges.

I don't need to do this cheaply but within reason. It must be secure and
work well. The TS server would be nice because users would see something
familiar (important request). I am looking to provide a secure access method
that accomodates both mobile and remote users. So a secure access method
that is setup by using a browser and downloading an applet sounds appealing.

Thanks

>
> "George" <George@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:J0OA9.20693$6g.5599747@news1.news.adelphia.net...
> > Small office with about 10 users who want remote access to the exchange
> > server (some dislike OWA and would like to use Outlook) and their files.
8
> > of those 10 travel frequently. So secure access from a web browser is
> > desirable.
> >
> > I looked at the SSL VPN appliances such as Neoteris & Netilla. They seem
> to
> > be targeted at much larger organizations.
> >
> > Open source is OK. I found a product from hob.de called HOB web secure
> proxy
> > and a backend component to run on a terminal services called HOB basic
> > module for enhanced terminal services. The main focus of the HOB product
> is
> > for platform independent access of terminal servers.
> >
> > Assuming I setup a terminal services box to give the users a environment
> > similar to their desktop what other ideas can I explore to give secure
> > access to the terminal server?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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