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Thank you. I was happy to assist, and there is lots of fodder in the recommendations here. Good luck going forward. ... Thinkpads_User<br />

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Thank you. I was happy to assist, and there is lots of fodder in the recommendations here. Good luck going forward. ... Thinkpads_User


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I would like to offload the VPN server from my Windows 2003 Server, so I would like replace my existing router with one that is able to act as a typical router and VPN server. &nbsp; &nbsp;It will be used in a small business environment and will only need to be able to handle a small amount of VPN users (1-5 users). &nbsp;Can you please recommend something?<br />
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I would like to offload the VPN server from my Windows 2003 Server, so I would like replace my existing router with one that is able to act as a typical router and VPN server.    It will be used in a small business environment and will only need to be able to handle a small amount of VPN users (1-5 users).  Can you please recommend something?



Recommendations for a router with VPN server for a small business

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.

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.