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More info?)
nospamjunketc@earthlink.net wrote:
> I just purchased a Cingular Sony Ericson CG83 Edge/GPRS PC Card for
> working remotely. While on the road, I need access to my office network
> and intend to use an IPSEC VPN Client (probably Safenet's) on my laptop
> in order to connect to the office.
Have you tried it?
> Cingular is mumbling about my needing to send them an email requesting
> that they add something called "Public PDP" to my account and to tell
> them my office's Internet connection IP address for my VPN gateway
> device.
They might be offering a participating VPN from your device to their
server, and then non-VPN from their server to some other site, like your
office. I don't know if Cellular offers such a thing. Boingo offers VPN
for their WiFi hotspots, as does Sonic.net. That doesn't sound like what
you want. I don't think you need to ask them for anything.
> Does any of this sound correct or is the request only necessary if I use
> the Cingular Edge/Wi-Fi client software built-in VPN feature (the client
> VPN property tab).
My Nortel Contivity Client works fine with my Cingular V551 tethered to my
PC. I didn't ask Cellular about it, I just connected, using the same
client and setup as I would normally use wired or wifi.
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