Identifying basic VPN connection needs

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Identifying basic VPN connection needs

Before you actually begin configuring your Sidewinder or work with Soft-PK, ensure you have an understanding of the basic profile for your VPN connections.

Begin by doing the following:

￿List the remote users that need a VPN connection

￿List the internal/trusted systems to which users need access

￿Identify the important IP addresses

Figure 2-1. Identify remote users and the target internal systems in a sample diagram

It may help to start a sketch that defines your basic requirements. Depending on your organization and network, this could be somewhat more complex than the diagram shown in Figure 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Mike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192.168.10.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

abc server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172.16.17.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protected Network

 

 

Sidewinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

road warriors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

xyz server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support group

 

Moe

 

 

 

 

 

 

- How many remote clients?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Which internal networks?

 

 

 

 

 

(4) road warriors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Sidewinder addresses?

 

 

 

 

 

Gary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Bryan

Chuck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-2

Planning Your VPN Configuration

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