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Glad to hear I was at least in the ball park. I like the Pix, never used the ASA's or the Linksys(for VPN that is).<br />
I'll do some research on what model suits them and go from there. Thanks for the advice!!<br />

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Glad to hear I was at least in the ball park. I like the Pix, never used the ASA's or the Linksys(for VPN that is).
I'll do some research on what model suits them and go from there. Thanks for the advice!!


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I need some advice on how to connect two remote locations. Here's the scenario, a single office with 2 XP Pro machines, workgrouped together. One of the pc's is running a tax software app that both PC's use. &nbsp;They currently have DSL with a linksys router issuing IP's. <br />
Their opening a new remote office with one pc and want it to use the tax software located at the other office. I was thinking the best and cheapest solution for them was to place a PIX in each office and create a VPN tunnel and have the one of the pix to issue IP's for all three pc's. Remove the Linksys completely. Setup a workgroup and shares, etc.<br />
Am I on the right track?<br />

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I need some advice on how to connect two remote locations. Here's the scenario, a single office with 2 XP Pro machines, workgrouped together. One of the pc's is running a tax software app that both PC's use.  They currently have DSL with a linksys router issuing IP's. 
Their opening a new remote office with one pc and want it to use the tax software located at the other office. I was thinking the best and cheapest solution for them was to place a PIX in each office and create a VPN tunnel and have the one of the pix to issue IP's for all three pc's. Remove the Linksys completely. Setup a workgroup and shares, etc.
Am I on the right track?


How to create VPN for Small Business

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).

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A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.