<quote who="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 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:
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. That
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="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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