RE: VPN overkill?

["Jim McBurnett" <jim () tgasolutions com>]

Ted,
NO.. It is not overkill...
It depends on which VPN concentrators you are talking about..

IE a 3002 at the remote site.. $995 list-- Pix 506 $1295 list..
So I would say no...

Later,
Jim 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted A [mailto:arcturous () hotmail com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 5:17 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: VPN overkill?
>
> All,
> First off, good fun reading this list. Some really great 
> advice and good thinkers on here. Thanks for the great 
> questions and great answers.
>
> So here's my issue. I have an IT infrastructure manager who 
> has raised a requirement I find myself questioning.
> We have a goal of connecting a remote office to a central 
> office via a VPN. 
> This manager insists that only acceptable way to accomplish 
> this is by connecting 2 VPN concentrators. I debate this, 
> noting that a PIX should be more than capable of handling 
> this connection at the remote office and the only place the 
> concentrator is needed is at the central office.
> Am I completely off my rocker, thinking that a second 
> concentrator for a single connection is a little overboard?
>
> Thoughts?
> Thanks,
> Ted