What are the differences in VPN and Internet?

I am trying to figure out why a company would choose VPN if they already have internet service, what does the VPN do for a company. |||The internet is generally a component of a VPN. A VPN is a virtual private network, of course.





Think of it like this...





Say you own a smaller company. You have an office with several floors, and about 30 computers. You want them on a network, but do not want to invest the money in having lines run all throughout your building, and bringing in other expensive equipment,





A VPN is a solution to that problem whereby you use the internet or some other public infrastructure to create your network.





There is a bit more to it than just setting up connections across the internet, security protocols and what not are in place to ensure that the "private" aspect of a VPN is kept.|||VPN is a Virtual Private Network. It allows you to connect to your company's network via a secure channel using your exisitng internet connection. Essentially, it protects any information on the connection from interception. An example would be the use of your company's Microsoft Exchange Server though MS Outlook to check your work email from home.|||A VPN will allow you to permit users to come into your network from the outside, like from home. Then they can work.





If your network does not have internet access in the first place, then you need not worry about a VPN.





The internet is the highways and streets that you drive. So you drive to your office. The VPN is the security at the gate that decides if you can go inside and park.

If I use a SOCKS Proxy to connect to a PPTP VPN, will the VPN see the masked IP address or mine?

If I use a SOCKS Proxy to connect to a PPTP VPN, will the VPN see the masked IP address or mine?|||Both the proxy and the PPTP will be leaking out your IP address to anyone who wants to find it and has basic knowledge. Neither PPTP or Proxies are secure by modern standards.

How would you propose that a VPN be used in your company?

How would you propose that a VPN be used in your company?


|||to allow employees to securely connect to the companys network when outside the office

How can I connect to 2 different company's VPN at the same time?

I am with a company that is merging with another. Until the transition is complete I need to connect my laptop to both. They each have their own particular VPN software and safecard login process.





Right now to go between the two, I'd have to disconnect from one then use the other VPN to log in and connect to the other.





I'd like to somehow be able to connect to both companies at the same time preferably using one VPN client. Is there any solution for this I or the company could create?|||If you have a VPN router that can make one connection for you then you might be able to use your computer VPN for the second. However, this is not usually the case for most home routers. Since the VPN is a tunnel within the existing IP connection you generally cant get two of them to work at the same time.|||No sorry, only one VPN client can run and connect at a time, unless you have a router that supports multiple VPN clients.....

How do you connect 2 remote sites together using a cisco PIX site to site VPN? ?

I have 2 locations connected to my pix using IPSEC vpn. I need to two locations to talk to each other (using 4 digit dialing UDP).


How do I get the remote locations to talk to each other? New IPSEC rules at each location? Simple routing (ive tried)?





|||Just so you know, the Cisco PIX has reached end of life status with Cisco. There are newer solutions available from Cisco.





Site-to-site VPN relies on the appliances negotiating server/client status as well as authentication. Can the machines ping one another? If so, go ahead and try and send over the authentication to the endpoint and use a packet capture to try and verify the headers and authentication data are right. Are both set up properly?





If you want more flexibility, I'd probably recommend a Linksys (made by Cisco) brand router running DD-WRT open source firmware. There are VPN versions that allow for point-to-point VPN over WAN. The router can also function as a VPN server for your LAN. In addition, addons such as Snort allow you to further increase the security.





If there is connectivity, then there's probably a misconfiguration in your appliance. You'd need to check your setting and refer to the user manual.

I want to be able to connect to a netgear fvs318v3 from home using a vpn desktop client software. Does someone?

Does someone knows another vpn software that i can use from home besides the netgear vpn client? Are there any open source programs that i can use to create a vpn connection from home to my office? If there is can someone provide me instructions on how can i accomplish this?





Thanks|||Yes there are open source VPN clients and windows has a decent one built-in. If you need help setting this up let me know. I've specialized in remote secure banking and ATM for 5 years using Cisco equipment. Let me help you http://www.crossloop.com/echobuzz

Why would a new computer disconnect other computers from VPN connection?

When I'm working from home, I use one computer to connect to my work's VPN. I recently got a new Vista computer for my home to replace my old XP tower. Now, whenever I boot up the Vista computer my work computer gets disconnected from the VPN. Why would the Vista computer be interfering with the VPN connection and are there any settings that I can change to prevent this problem?





Any information about the computer that you need just ask.





Thanks


Andrew|||Who set up the VPN?


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Contact that person.|||tell me everything about both computers home and work, email me, what are they connect by wired or wireless