From: somewhere@overtherainbow.com   
      
   Although it sometimes might impress prospective customers of   
   your business, you don't have to have a domain for the sake of   
   making a VPN work. Not necessary at all.   
      
   On the other hand, if the IP on the VPN server keeps changing, it will   
   be pretty hard to connect unless you have some way of knowing what   
   it is.   
      
   There are several ways to do this. How quickly do you need to access   
   that remote business?  You could start by trying a dynamic DNS   
   service with the VPN router, like dyndns.org. That works kind of like   
   a poor man's DNS service, but just for the router. It would allow you   
   to, for example, contact your router by connecting to:   
   myrouter.mybiz.dyndns.org   (Example only)   
      
   These days, many brands of VPN firewalls and routers support Dynamic   
   DNS services. I myself prefer Zywall VPN/Firewalls, as they generally   
   very reliable and excellent value for the money.  I also like   
   Netscreen and Sonicwall, but they can start to get expensive.   
      
   What kind of traffic are you going to pass? Will you be copying files?   
   Looking at web pages? 768kb is a bit slow, especially if you're   
   talking about ADSL with its lower upload rates. If that's the case,   
   and you can't get a faster line, you could find that you'll need all   
   the speed you can get. In this case   
      
   I suggest avoiding Windows for software and using SSH Sentinel   
   or Safenet SoftRemote. Windows IPSEC client is very tough to confiugre   
   without guidance and not fun to troubleshoot either. A legitimate copy   
   of Sentinel 1.3.2.2 can be found free on the Internet.   
      
      
   Dave   
      
      
   On 24 Jun 2004 15:26:03 -0700, jwilson@exeter.edu (John Wilson) wrote:   
      
   >I'd like to VPN to a small biz (static ip dsl 768kb) from a residence   
   >(cable modem).  I'm under the impression that I would need to register   
   >a domain (e.g. tunnel.[nameofbiz].com].  I suppose I could just use   
   >the IP though.  Once I have the static DSL IP in place, do I need   
   >additional hardware?  What is recommended for VPN software?   
   >   
   >Thanks,   
   >   
   >jpw   
      
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