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   Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMA to dust wolf   
   Re: IPSec as solution to subnet problem   
   22 May 08 06:49:31   
   
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   From: mike-newsgroup2008@-DELETETHISPART-.upcraft.com   
      
   dust wolf wrote:   
   > Hello,   
   >   
   > I am a network admin for a small company and am looking at a problem:   
   > I need to find a solution for our employees connecting from different   
   > locations around the world, to our company LAN, one way or another.   
   >   
   > We have been using PPTP (as built-in in windows) thus far, but our   
   > problem is that people sometimes make connections from subnets that   
   > match our subnet (the "192.168.0.x problem") and we cannot really   
   > afford to change either. I have read that setting up a VPN-like   
   > solution trough IPSec would overcome the problem. Is this true?   
   >   
   > I understand there are some issues like certificate deployment, but I   
   > do not believe this could be a problem considering the point that all   
   > company computers start their life in my office. I am not too eager to   
   > go for any extra commercial solutions and am hoping to be able to use   
   > what we already have (windows server ISA / windows XP workstations).   
   >   
   > Can IPSec tunnels also be used to link LANs (two LANs filled with   
   > workstations, same subnet, two machines used as gateways for N-way   
   > communication)?   
   >   
   > Thanks for any help in advance.   
      
   Same problem I'm afraid.  You need to renumber a site.  Always avoid   
   using 192.168.0.x and 192.168.1.x for a company network.   
      
      
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