Kevin Fries wrote:
> OK, maybe I am simplifying things a bit more than I should be, so let me
> ask:
>
> My conceptual understanding of VPN was that computerA needs access to
> NetworkB as if it were located on the physical network even though it is
> somewhere else.
That's one option.
The one we mainly use at work looks like this:
Main Site Remote Site
192.168.1.0 <--- VPN ---> 192.168.2.0
Essentially, we have a conventional routed network. It's just that the
traffic goes over an encrypted channel.
We used to do this over a leased line, a "private network" (as opposed
to the public Internet).
Now we use encryption, encapsulation, and the Internet to achieve the
same effect. It's a virtual "private network".
Hope this helps,
James.
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