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Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:02:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Faster internet for some, at a price.
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<quote who=3D"Mark Henigan">
> 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 SS=
L
>> 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:

Hi Mark@

> I'm pretty visually-oriented myself.  I wish I
> knew a simple way to produce diagrams and send
> them via email.

you could always scribble on paper and scan it in ;-)

> 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.

curious why they can't b e wired?

> For SSL, would I need to purchase a
> certificate?

not necessarily. here are also secure versions of ftp you could use
besides https. You could generate your own certs as well.

probably the easiest way is to use a wifi AP and use WPA2 encryption. Tha=
t
solves the problem right there.

now when the one machine is home and the other is with you, how do you
connect in? Is there a wired connection?

Thanks leon

> Thanks again,
>
> - Mark
>
> Mark Henigan
> --
>
>
>> Thanks leon
>>
>> <quote who=3D"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=3D"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 Sprin=
t
>>>>>>> PC
>>>>>>>card in a slot, and then distributes that via Wi-Fi and via a 4-po=
rt
>>>>>>>router. Beware, however, as VPN connections and other
>>>>>>>"must-be-connected-full-time" services simply do not work well wit=
h
>>>>>>>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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