From: petri.riipinen@koti.   
      
   Hi guys,   
      
   I want to setup a following scenario:   
      
   - One small central office with fixed-IP server (running Linux or win server   
   2003, although this shouldn't matter) connected to internet over ADSL.   
      
   - Four branch offices with connections to internet also with ADSL, some have   
   fixed IP's some have dynamic ones.   
      
   Now, I want to have a Firewall & VPN-box on the small central office to (a)   
   block the server from the internet and (b) offer the 4 branches with client   
   VPN-connectivity to the small offices LAN where the server is located. And   
   in the future I need also a DMZ-port on the box in order to connect a   
   separate web-server to the internet.   
      
   I'm considering of bying Multitech SOHO Routefinder 550 or 560, the price   
   offered is pretty decent and money is definitely a big factor in this setup;   
   as cheaply as possible, but anyway we want a dedicated box, no fiddling   
   around with software-only firewalls or VPN's.   
      
   Now, do I really need to buy some specific VPN-client (e.g Sentinel) for the   
   4 branch offices so that they can connect to the central office through   
   Multitech SOHO? All the branch offices (only one person in each) have   
   Windows XP Pro's, doesn't it have a suitable VPN-client that would   
   interoperate with the Multitech? Here I'm assuming that the VPN-clients   
   would be extra cost and if XP already has this functionality, I wouldn't   
   want to buy anything extra.   
      
   - Pete   
      
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