VPN setup and configuration is a frequent responsibility for networking professionals working in the WAN. Our resources provide best practices for how to configure VPN firewalls, servers and clients, while avoiding challenges like NAT traversal and encryption. We also offer VPN troubleshooting tips to help solve user access problems including slow VPN connections.
Determining efficient VPN solutions, encryption options
Submitted By: SearchEnterpriseWAN.com | 22 Jun 2009 TIP - Various virtual private network solutions based on different network protocols are outlined for easy comparison in determining the most efficient solution and encryption scheme.
VPN, remote access security best practices
18 Jun 2009 TIP - Keeping mobile and remote workers connected to the network means virtual private networks. Find out about site-to-site VPNs and what protocols to use.
Determining IPsec tunneling, bandwidth capacity
Submitted By: SearchEnterpriseWAN.com | 20 May 2009 TIP - VPN router tunnels, including IPsec tunnels, are demystified in this tip as well as bandwidth management and determining bandwidth capacity for router tunnels.
Making the SSL VPN decision: What you should know and ask
SearchNetworking.com | 16 Mar 2006 ARTICLE - A renewed interest in SSL VPNs prompted Forrester Research to pose three deployment-determining questions to prospective buyers before they plunk down any cash.
Brief: Cisco discloses VPN Concentrator flaw
SearchNetworking.com | 31 Mar 2005 ARTICLE - Cisco late Wednesday confirmed that its VPN Concentrator 3000 series may be vulnerable to DoS attacks. The networking giant has released a software upgrade that repairs the flaw.
Crash Course: Troubleshooting your Windows-based VPN
SearchNetworking.com | 24 Apr 2006 CRASH COURSE - When the VPN goes down, remote employees can be left stranded in no man's land. Follow these tips and you'll have your Windows-based VPN back up and running in no time.
tunneling
28 Aug 2002 WORD - Tunneling, also known as "port forwarding," is the transmission of data intended for use only within a private, usually corporate network through a public network in such a way that the routing nodes in the public network are ...
Network Address Translation
26 Feb 2003 WORD - NAT (Network Address Translation or Network Address Translator) is the translation of an Internet Protocol address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. One network is ...
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