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Excellent PIX links?

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by jeff schaper

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Anyone has any excellent Cisco PIX - VPN web links?

I'm being told that I am not able to access my corporate LAN froma client on the internet. Is this true?

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by ann777

It all depends; you really have not provided anything for us to go by.

Some corporate entites out there use Cisco PIX and Cisco VPN Client. They may also have a "policy" that dictates what outside computers must have or use before they will install the Cisco VPN client software on a computer that is not the property of the corporation.

For instance, if you are a vendor/client/remote staff of our corporation, and you make a request to have our VPN Client software installed on your personal computer... you'd have to meet five criteria. (1) You must have a desktop at the office (and not a laptop), (2) your manager and you must attest to the fact that you need this remote access in order to accomplish specific work related tasks whileremote, (3) the remote computer must be a desktop (not easily lost/stolen), (4) the remote computer should have dial-in capabilities to the Internet, (5) if the remote computer is DSL internet, then a firewall must be in place.

With VPN, VPN Client software must be installed on the remote computer, otherwise, you cannot get through the PIX. You can get to the Internet, but not through the tunnel to the internal corporate network..... not without the client software installed on that remote computer.

There may also be other reasons your corporate powers are saying this to you. Some ISP (DSL especially), requires specific software or specific network settings. Often those conflict with networks.... and the IT Department may not be able to troubleshoot/support network connectivity from remote users because of those variables as well.

Hopefully, this clarifies some.

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