Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #187

From:	"Mark Henigan" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] Faster internet for some, at a price.
Date:	Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:42:19 -0700
To:	OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Leon D. Zetekoff wrote: Hi Mark! i GUESS (oops) what I need is a picture as it's always easier to work from something visual (for me at least). Regarding HIPAA, if the data is transferred over a secure link like SSL then you should be all set. Are these two machines with you or is one at home and the other on the road? Hello Leon: I'm pretty visually-oriented myself. I wish I knew a simple way to produce diagrams and send them via email. Both at the same office one day a week where a hardwired connection would be impractical but where it was suggested that I use a wireless wireless access point to simply connect the two laptops. Much of the remainder of the week they will be about 75 miles apart with a DSL connection available, one at home, the other with me on the road. For SSL, would I need to purchase a certificate? Thanks again, - Mark Mark Henigan -- Thanks leon <quote who="Mark Henigan"> 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 -- 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 did =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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