[lopsa-discuss] hardware VPN devices for laptops?

[unix fan]

--- David Parter <dparter at cs.wisc.edu> wrote:
> It has been suggested that that a small, portable
> hardware VPN device
> for use with a laptop has significant advantages
> over a software VPN,
> primarily in that the laptop does not need
> reconfiguration.

Who was the masked man that suggested that?
I thought the "pure hardware" advantage was encryption
speed.

My VPN solution is a SecurID card that is 
  small : 2.5 inches Wide X 1.5 Tall x .25 thich
 portable : fits in my pocket
and works in tandem w/a tiny Cisco VPN client software
package. 

Can you elaborate on the "reconfiguration" problem?
I'm on my 2nd generation SecurID card (the first died
after 5 years - battery life) and I never required
reconfiguration that I know of (i.e., if that means
mucking about with the destination configuration). I
did add a destination once - no big deal. 

I've seen the VPN hardware that Trey and some others
carry about. 
portable? yes; 
small? It doesn't pass the "fits in your shirt pocket"
test.
And I have to wonder it the "reconfiguration" issue
that you're worried about doesn't occur there as well.




--------------------------------------
The League of Professional System Administrators
http://www.lopsa.org
Advancing the profession. Leagues ahead.

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com