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Hi,

suppose I want to set up a "telecommuting" environment, so that people
with PCs or Macs at home can log into the corporate network.
I can't see any major problems on the client side, but what about the
server side? I'd like the setup reflect that of our companie's connection
to the Internet - there's a firewall that basically acts as a router.
Similarly, I'd like the server to "route" dialins to specific hosts.
Are there any guidelines for such a setup, especially with respect to
security?
I'm also interested in people's opinion on what kind of hardware and
software would be required on the server side, e.g. what kinds of serial
cards, how many dialup-lines per so and so many people, security software
(for instance, there has been a discussion on the TIS firewall toolkit -
could I use it?), and other things I most certainly forgot to mention.

Somebody willing to share his/her experience?

chr

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i remember a callback pkg - some years ago - that when you logged on
from a dialin, would hang up and dial you back at a predetermined
number.  with caller-id, this could easily be expanded to match your
calling number to a list and call that number back if it matches or
log it as a breakin attempt if it doesn't.

unfortunately, i don't remember the name of the pkg...

"Similarly, I'd like the server to "route" dialins to specific hosts.

this would be easy with a callback approach.

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The questions is - what do I need to do to the proxy software that it
recognises both interfaces.  Also, can the proxy software be configured
to allow/deny to certain IP interfaces only (like filters on routers), etc?

H.kapadia

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