Layer 2 VPN device?
- From: "Jeff Sloan" <jsloan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ISALists" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:44:38 -0500
Does anyone know of an affordable device that would provide Layer 2 VPN
through the internet.
I am not looking for a dedicated network solution, but something that
will just work across the internet.
And how might it affect the ISA server we already use?
Would it go outside the ISA or inside it?
My guess is inside it.
My phone system is a layer two network solution out of the box. (3Com
NBX)
Although it has voice over IP that could be turned on, it would require
a hardware VPN box for each external user to be on our system, and some
functions that use multicast would not work.
Between two states we have a dedicated t1, and Cisco switches set to
layer two bridging, and that works great, but we are about to get rid of
the t1 line for cost reasons, and go to DSL and VPN.
Since we are going to have to get VPN appliances (3Com DSL secure
gateway routers, $268) I thought about doing a search for layer 2 VPNs,
and found several hits, but they seem to be dedicated to large service
providers and such.
Have you guys heard of anything?
Thanks
Jeff Sloan
Network Administrator
Cross Oil Refining & Marketing, Inc.
484 E. 6th St.
Smackover, AR 71762
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