08-18-2014 07:50 AM
08-18-2014 08:17 AM
As EOL of the device is anounced, I wouldn't expect that the native-VPNs will get any better. And if it's based on Java, it only can become worse.
But PPTP is not the solution as this protocol has to be considered as "nearly cleartext". If you wan't to protect company-data it's time to dump that device and replace it with something more actual. But as far as I know, there is not much available for that in the Cisco Small-Business portfolio ...
08-19-2014 09:27 AM
08-19-2014 10:16 AM
> It is not long since we bough the device, a couple of years tops
With the small business-equipment, there has been much disapointment in the market regarding long-time support. Just think about the ISA500 (which is the follow-up model to your SA500) which was discontinued shortly after it went to the market. And people bought it with three or five-years subscription ...
If you want to have a longer usage of your investment, the non small-business equipment is probably a better choice. But also there we will probably see shorter lifetimes in the future.
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