From: mike-newsgroup@-DELETETHISPART-.upcraft.com   
      
   Simon wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > What hardware would you suggest for a small setup with one central   
   > office, and two smaller offices as a VPN solution. All sites are on   
   > broadband,  I guess it makes sense to have the central site on a static   
   > address and the others should be ok with dynamic (Not a meshed setup but   
   > just remote office to central). Low cost if possible, but not down to a   
   > linux/PC type setup.   
   > All replies appreciated   
      
   I have suggested Netopia 3386-ENT,3387W-ENT, or 3387WG-ENT routers to   
   others here before.   
      
   They are inexpensive.  Support a good range of VPN protocols including   
   pptp and ipsec.  And support from Netopia is better than your average   
   consumer gear maker.  Also I understand them, and I don't mind posting   
   suggestions or helping with configurations in this group.   
      
   Some have suggested Netgear VPN routers, but I'm not convinced they are   
   a great choice.  They seem to abandon firmware support for older units   
   after they have gone out of production and they also tend to have   
   firmware bugs more often than they should in new models.   
      
   If you want something that has a bit higher speed (These Netopia boxes   
   start to max out their processor during encryption when you go beyond   
   typical inexpensive ADSL and cable modem broadband options).  I have   
   been happy with Nortel VPN routers.  I have also used Watchguard X core   
   and X edge units, though I only recommend these if you want the wide   
   range of features they can offer.  Watchguard also works best when you   
   can use their devices on all your endpoints and not mix in other brands.   
     They have this VPN manager software that you can buy which sets up a   
   complex set of subnets and routing very simply.   
      
      
      
      
      
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