| I flash tomato+openVPN onto linksys WRT54GLs and then configure the open VPN server on them with the certs and keys and DH parms . then run openVPN client on the windows boxes that are required to connect. multiple simultanious connections are easy also , I have one machine ( headless box that monitors cameras on remote networks ) running 6 VPN tunnels at the same time.
the WRT54GL costs 1800 baht and the software is free and it takes about 15 minutes to configure certs/keys/configs for about 5-10 users - then zip up the 4 files and the openVPN gui installer and email it to them and get them to place the files in the openvpn/config folder and away they go.
you can have your high priced cisco gear or you can go the very cheap openvpn route with the same security.
if anyone wishes to set a wrt54gl openvpn server up on their home network , just ask and I will provide assistance.
__________________
Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way, wisdom is looking both directions anyway
"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw |