IPSec vs PPTP tunnels ?

[Al Dykes]

IPSec or PPTP, that's the question ?

I'm trying to figure out what direction to take setting up
at-home and on-the-road access to a w2k server and domain.

People have XP/Pro on laptops and linksys (or equiv)
NAT routers at home (not the VPN models)

The server is behind a NAT firewall with public
(non-routable) IP addresses.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

IPSec is more secure; PPTP is usually faster. You are less likely to have
problems running behind NAT with PPTP. See:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...tsolutions/network/deploy/depovg/vpndeply.asp

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP