[FW1] VPN

["Stephan Dubeau" <sdubeau@FW1-NOSPAMbdsd.com>]

Title: VPN

We are trying to setup VPN connection for remote user (home DSL/Cable) to corporate network.

First off, what is best practice:
We are all Win2k environment with Win2k remote users. Firewall is still on Win NT 4.0 WS SP5. Firewall-1 4.1 SP3 is currently use. Is it best practice to use VPN capability of FW-1 or setting-up VPN on one win2k server internally??? PROS & CONS please.

So if we take the FW-1 solution, we need to buy the VPN module and set-it up by someone else since we are total newbie at managing VPN-1. From what I read, it look simpler to setup a VPN server internally with win2k and add rules to the FW-1 to let proper services/ports in/out pass. What would be those services/ports we need to let pass and will it be possible to NAT those connection to the internal VPN server that use 10.1.0.0 base address?

And I guest we will need some authentication method at the FW-1 level?

And for last, in your guts feeling, what would you trust most as more secure, FW-1/VPN-1 solution or Win2k (MY) solution? (no new hardware/software, we need to work with what we currently have)

Best Regards

Steph

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