the VPN solution is just for email only. It seems that I don't need in install ISA Server 2000 on Windows 2003 if it has the hard code limited like this. I will expect 2000+ connection on my exchange server. any suggestion ? Very best regards, Marrow Yung. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:39 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 http://www.ISAserver.org Hi Marrow, It depends on what the users will do while connected. Most VPN connections site idle, so they're not using much in terms of processor cycles. If your users are transferring DVD images of their favorite TV shows, then just one or two can be enough to bring your server to a grinding almost halt. The thing about number of users is are there hard coded limits to the number of accounts that are allowed to VPN. Win2k doesn't have a hard coded limit, and Win2003 has a limit of 1000. Do you expect 1000 concurrent connections? HTH, Tom _____ From: Marrow K.L. Yung [mailto:marrow.yung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:59 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Cc: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [isalist] VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 http://www.ISAserver.org I am looking for a VPN unlimited connection solution, I see that all the VPN broadband router can only support maximum 70 VPN Connections in the router level. However, I need the unlimited one for my own company. What I am thinking is, I buy a Intel 10/100 Pro S Server Adapter , which can support hardware IPSec in the NIC card itself( the spec. in intel says that, that's why it is Server NIC , not desktop NIC), then I use the VPN function in the ISA Server 2000 to create VPN connection for all of my client. In the router level I will only let the router enable the VPN bypass function , which is a common function in all router in Hong Kong. What do you think about my VPN unlimited solution? The pricing of this combination will only cost 100-200 more Hong Kong dollar when compare with using VPN router. Which is very good if I need more than 70 VPN connections. the shop keeper tell me it is impossible to have unlimited VPN connection (I think he mean in the router level), he say even it can, the bandwidth for 70+ VPN connection can't handled by broadband connection. Is that true ? I will have a broadband connection of 10Mbps upstream 10Mbps downstream. It still not enough ? I am not going to assume they all connnect at the same time (through you can say why I don't use VPN router if I don't assume it will handle all at the same time, but I want to make it unlimited in the lowest price, the hightest price is I link up all VPN router to make it support more than 70 VPN Connections if one VPN router is over limited). Very best regards, Marrow Yung. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: marrow.yung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')