VPN MICROSOFT VS VPN SONICWALL

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Hi i am planing to configure my network for a vpn connection. i am
gona need help, i do not know wiche one should i use, a microsoft VPN
connection or my firewall ( sonicwall ) VPN application?
any one knows wich one is more secure, and faster?
thanks in advanced

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Thanks a lot for ur help, sorry if i post the worng question. I would
like to know wiche one would u recomande me to use?

Lars M. Hansen <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in message news:<biht80praoerb2aol5kq4s8mp6cpcrsijq@4ax.com>...
> On 27 Apr 2004 13:26:49 -0700, shadi spoketh
>
> >Hi i am planing to configure my network for a vpn connection. i am
> >gona need help, i do not know wiche one should i use, a microsoft VPN
> >connection or my firewall ( sonicwall ) VPN application?
> >any one knows wich one is more secure, and faster?
> >thanks in advanced
>
> Those are the wrong questions to ask. They are both secure (meaning,
> they use good encryption algorithms and authentication protocols), and
> speed is a layer 1 (physical) issue, not a layer 7 (application) issue.
> Most likely, the bottle neck with regard to speed will be your internet
> connection and not the VPN client software.
>
> Lars M. Hansen
> http://www.hansenonline.net
> (replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)

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> Thanks a lot for your help, but wiche one would be more secure?
> Microsoft VPN offer adequate security or the Sonicwall?
> thanks againe

Depends upon how secure you need to be and how much you trust the
vendor. Microsoft have not been doing so well with security lately.

If you are sending state secrets you may need to pay someone to make
your whole setup as secure as possible. If you are sending private or
small biz stuff maybe it doesn't matter so much. Work out what is at
stake and fund the matter accordingly.