VPN -- there has to be something better than cisco or microsoft

From: HalDoll2002 (haldoll2002@aol.com)
Date: 12/30/02 

From: haldoll2002@aol.com (HalDoll2002)
Date: 30 Dec 2002 04:21:59 GMT

Is there a good software solution for setting up a VPN (IPsec, firewall,
tunneling, etc.) without having to be a full-blown network engineer to set up?

I have been advised to simply by a hardware solution (Cisco router), or use
what is built in with Microsoft, but I don't like either of these choices:

I don't like the Cisco router direction because of the cost and the lack of
flexibility, and I don't like the Microsoft one because 1) it is Microsoft, 2)
It is damn confusing.

I am looking for something that
1) Can be downloaded from the web.
2) Can let me set up secure and authenticated VPN connections over standard
dial-up IP.
3) Is NOT difficult to set up (I am not a high-powered techie, and we don't
have one working here).
4) Is NOT expensive.

Questions:
A) Are these expectations reasonable?
B) Where can I find a solution?
C) What is the right price range for this?
D) Am I right or what about Cisco and Microsoft

Hal.

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