To VPN or not to VPN... [was Re: MAC addresses, hostnames, and DHCP]

[Jeff Macdonald]

On 12/2/05, Paul Lussier wrote:
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> Of course, IMO, there's little need for VPNs these days if you set
> your environment up correctly.  Judicious use of SSL, Kerberos, AFS,
> SSH, and screen should be able to provide you with just about
> everything you need.

Don't forget SSH provides SOCKS support too. That and a little proxy
config script for Firefox makes life really easy.

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Jeff Macdonald
Ayer, MA