OSX HANDSHAKER REVIEW MAC OS X

Under Mac OS X there are several options, depending on your application and our requirements. No longer are expensive private lines, or slow dial up connections required. VPN’s can even be used to provide a low cost secure connection for the branch office that needs to connect to headquarters. Now workers can access the corporate network anywhere they have an Internet connection, whether the connection is wireless, broadband (DSL, Cable, Satellite), or even dial up. By allowing people to VPN in over a wireless connection, wireless users are able to negate the security issues that inherent with 802.11a/b/g.

Aside from the fact these VPN’s provide a huge cost savings for companies, in addition with the advent of wireless the products can add the indirect cost benefit of helping to secure the wireless connections. Nortel, Cisco, and Netscreen ship hardware that can handle thousands, upon thousands of simultaneous VPN sessions into a corporate network. VPN’s are now a common and real option for most information technology users who need to access resources at work, and or at home from a remote location.) Which was usually a expensive frame relay line, or a T-1.ĭue to the huge leaps the Internet has made in terms of reliability and speed (With the wide spread deployment of broadband) since 1995. If you wanted to access your corporate networks or home network remotely you had to dial in (remember, using that modem thingy) or you were somebody important and had a private line into the company. Before 1995, there were few choices for VPN’s.

Osx handshaker review