VPN through a Linksys Router

[DaShard]

Being strictly a TS kind of a person I've always managed to avoid the VPN setup........consequently I dunno much about VPN 'details'! I assume it does work.....

I have a coupla q's please.

The pressure for VPN access comes solely from Outlook 2K users wanting that darn Remote Mail/Current emails on Laptops...

My questions are these...

1)... Can you just restrict VPN to pick up Email from my XChange 2K Server and access no other Server (Data) on the network, and

2)... Not counting Pop mail, can users connect Outlook to a remote Exchange server w/out VPN?

Terminal Services work great on my 5 W2K Server Network and Pop mail, altho' setup and functioning is not a 'perfect' solution for those remote users who require current email on their laptops......

Thanks.

 

[markdmac]

A VPN connection will esentially be putting a PC on your network. You can restrict where you want that user to go, but don't expect the VPN to be doing the restricting. The VPN is simply an encrypted connection from the remote PC to your network, that is all. Where the person goes to from that connection is up to your existing security restrictions.

For connecting remotely, your users could of course use OWA instead of the VPN when they are out of the office. If they need to make extensive use of OWA I would strongly recommend you upgrade to E2K3 since it has MUCH better remote support.