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		Hi Paul,

I know you're using a Microsoft VPN, so here's the low-down..

"To emulate a point-to-point link, data is encapsulated, or wrapped,
with a header that provides routing information, which allows the data
to traverse the shared or public network to reach its endpoint. To
emulate a private link, the data is encrypted for confidentiality.
Packets that are intercepted on the shared or public network are
indecipherable without the encryption keys. The link in which the
private data is encapsulated and encrypted is a virtual private network
(VPN) connection."

Mail/call me if you'd like me to forward you a MS Whitepaper dealing
with the subject. It's a 288k Word 2000 document, although maybe your
sys admin blocks me sending those to you too? :)

Cheers,

Rich
T-Minus 10 Limited


-----Original Message-----
From: underscore-admin at under-score.org.uk
[mailto:underscore-admin at under-score.org.uk] On Behalf Of Paul Deane
Sent: 13 November 2001 11:31
To: underscore at under-score.org.uk
Subject: [_] vpn's?


Can anyone shed some light on this one?

I set up a VPN and terminal services recently and am happily working
away through it on our site, until is gets blocked by our network admin.
He needs assurance that the data is encrypted before he'll allow it
opened again.

...was I being extremely niaive when I assumed that thats what VPN's do?



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