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"Mark Henigan" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> |
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Re: [OS2Wireless] Faster internet for some, at a price. |
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Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:08:43 -0700 |
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Leon D. Zetekoff wrote:
Mark...I'd personally use VPN built-in to hardware like a router instead
of using it on the operating system.
If you're hooking two machines together at the same place you don't need a
VPN or am I missing something?
Hello Leon:
It will be impractical to provide a hardwire
connection between the two notebook computers.
However, since this situation involves medical
information, given the current Federal privacy
laws, I need to ensure that any wireless link
isn't easily accessible to others. In addition,
I am hoping to connect the same notebooks via
DSL when I am out of town (three days a week)
so that the two machines can synchronize their
data. Hardware (router) VPN, something I wasn't
even aware of as an option, seemingly wouldn't
do the job.
Please correct any inaccuracies, especially b/c
I know little about VPN and nothing about VPN
built into routers.
Thank you for your suggestions.
- Mark
Mark Henigan
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Thanks leon
<quote who="Mark Henigan">
On Sat, 31 May 2008 00:05:22 -0400, "Lewis G Rosenthal"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
LinkSys makes a UMTS unit (works with Sprint and a couple other carriers
- now, but was originally designed for Sprint). It takes the Sprint PC
card in a slot, and then distributes that via Wi-Fi and via a 4-port
router. Beware, however, as VPN connections and other
"must-be-connected-full-time" services simply do not work well with
these things, even when coupled with a "real" VPN router behind it, as
the wireless broadband is subject to the same turbulence as cell phone
transmissions (worse, in some cases). In the LinkSys situation, it was a
$300+ experiment which didn't work out; we ended up using Skycasters for
commercial grade 768Kbps/256Kbps satellite (which works quite well on
this particular construction trailer).
Thanks, Lewis.
Neil Waldhauer replied:
I see the minimum plan from skycasters is $149/month plus $899 for
equipment
plus $400 for installation. Personally, I do use VPN, so I'd be screwed
if I
used the cell phone data service.
<snip>
Hello Neil:
Which VPN software do you use. And, would it be
practical for the mini-network via wireless access
point that I'm considering to connect two notebooks
at a work site?
Thank you for any thoughts!
- Mark
Mark Henigan
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