Re: Remote networking / VPNs

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 22 Sep 2006, at 18:58, Tim Hawes wrote:

> Thanks Paul,
> Having gone back to the Draytek site I've now found this page:
> http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/about_vpn.html
which explains things
> in a bit more detail.
> I'm still a little confused, however. If I leave only the Vigor on at
> home, i.e. no other PCs, can I VPN back to my house using my laptop,
> and pick-up my own email via POP3? If I just want unrestricted access
> to the internet from my laptop (when sat in a Client office) would
> this be a workable solution?

Yes, so long as you don't implement split routing on your PC, all
traffic goes via the VPN connection.

I use this when connected via my O2 mobile, as O2 seems to have some
kind of hideously broken transparent http proxy - it's infinitely
quicker to bounce http off my home DSL...

Jim



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