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Replacement for VPN

Dear Expert,
Today I have studied between VLAN and VPN at this sites or other external site
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-vlan-and-vs-vpn/
and I understand the VPN is secure connection through authentication check and through public internet network which  is not secure. Most likely  working VPN example, we remotely login our company network at home through VPN

The question,  if company itself has apache server located inside the company  for login page with authentication check , for example, connect SSL site at https://mycompany.com/localhost/login..php , and then the empolyees  will login into the company local network automatcially. If so , why we need so much third-party VPN software to do  that in the past ?

For VMware company, actually I just know the company the solution to let your have Linux and Window system in the same computer and could be easily switched to each system  on the same computer. How is related VMware software to VPN  and VLAN? And what other service they provide so that they are ranked into large  scale company like yahoo or Oracle company
What is the best example software tools to let others to know what this Vmware is doing for ?


Please advise

Duncan
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You mean directly login to my company SSL apache server is not as secure as we get  used to login  VPN remote software in the past or now, Right ? VPN tunneling is just from the third-party software to help users to transmitt data between networks with high security , right ? Why SSL apache site is not security as VPN access appach ?
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And your Auth page on a apache is only access.

Could you write it more int detail about the quotes ?

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Because SSL apache is only for https access means you can download a page to see in your browser. The VPN allows you to connect to networks for example one computer outside the company to the internal lan. So these are two different things. Right?

if users just login the apache server that users just view the server page only or  servers information/pages only  and could NOT go to other sites from that apache sever site or IP. But on VPN, when users is connected to company local networks, so that they can go through, for example, company server A for finanice(OP:192.122.1.33) and company server B for sales (IP;192.111.1.222) or company server C for marketing(IP:192.122.2.77) in the same company, go to anywhere in local company network if permission is set, Right ?

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How about saying that, the company  apache server can configured to be VPN server if company
aministrator/IT guys is really excellent in php, c,perl,,linux scripting, apache configuration setting or IT anything. So the company doesn't need to buy the third-party VPN tools or software, just do it by company IT guys

Right ?
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Andrews, could you write more in detail,

VMware is rental for computers to users , what they are special if the user and company has its own IT guys and computer servers ?

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I know it is impossible to ask company IT  guys to made up VPN software, just the concept,

The company apache server can be configured to VPN server if they are able to do or excellent on network programming by himself without buying expensive third-party VPN tools

Sure ?

Duncan
Last question to Widler_Admin, all window servers such as window 2008, window 2012,  as already have  VPN function, right ?
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Thanks Wilde_Admin,

Dear Andrew, could you write more about VMware ? I have visited his site but why he is such big
company ?

Duncan
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people are using his server like hosting company and use Vmware  software after remotely
login on users computer. That is similar to Cpanel software on user  web browser from hosting
company ?

What special feature they offer ?

Duncan
It is good start to know what VMware is at this site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXSsVSGsrJo

DUncan
Thanks for all of your reply

Duncan