VPN

VPN – A cost effective alternative The need for connectivity to the company network outside of the office has increased dramatically in the past several years. As telecommuting and integration of back offices due to the acquisition of other companies become standard procedure for IT departments, there has never been a greater need for remote access to corporate data, E-mail, and applications. In the past, it was possible for companies of all sizes to make this …

…wide, and WAN access equipment could possibly be consolidated. Bibliography Oppenheimer, Priscilla Top Down Network Design: Indianapolis, IN: Macmillan Technical Publishing, 1999. Downes, Kevin, et al. Internetworking Technologies Handbook (2nd Edition) Indianapolis, IN: Macmillan Technical Publishing, 1999. Virtual Private Networking: An Overview. Microsoft Corporation, 03/18/1998 http://www.fyrbodal.lysekil.se/IC/Datakom/vras.htm Intranet and Extranet Virtual Private Networking. Cisco Systems, Inc,, 05/17/1999 http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/cisco/mkt/servprod/dial/tech/ievpn_rg.htm