RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
- Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
- From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:14:56 -0500
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
You misunderstand. I don't want to terminate the tunnel at the end device, I want to terminate the tunnel at the 3G *router*. This would allow me to use a non-VPN capable devices with the VPN, and would allow things like AD authentication *without* cached credentials.
-- Tim
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rich Trouton [mailto:email@hidden]
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:04 AM
>To: Miller, Timothy J.
>Cc: Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC; Fed Talk
>Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
>
>I've got a work-issued Verizon MiFi card, and VPN connections from my
>iPhone 3GS (both L2TP and Cisco IPSec) both work fine. Assuming that
>the VPN will not be any different on the iPad (and it shouldn't be),
>you should be able to get the same performance from the iPad.
>
>I've also used the MiFi card with my MacBook Pro to connect via the
>Cisco VPN client and the new Apple Cisco VPN connectivity.
>
>Thanks,
>Rich
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>On Jan 28, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Miller, Timothy J. wrote:
>
>> If MiFi is IPsec capable, I could certainly see doing that.
>>
>> Several years ago USAF discussed supporting mobile user access in a
>> similar fashion--the user would take along a wifi-capable router
>> with IPsec support that would join a public wired or WiFi network
>> (e.g., at a hotel) and automatically establish a VPN tunnel back to
>> home base. This had the advantages of near-zero configuration for
>> the end user, and the ability to manage the remote machine as if it
>> were still connected at home.
>>
>> The idea floundered on cost and availability of suitable commercial
>> products, and the unfortunate tendency of public networks to use
>> captive-portal authorization, NAT, and transparent network proxies--
>> all of which made operations much more complex for the user. I
>> could handle it, but could Airman Snuffy?
>>
>> -- Tim
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fed-talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden [mailto:fed-
>>> talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Villano,
>>> Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:16 AM
>>> To: email@hidden; " <fed-
>>> email@hidden>"@lists.apple.com
>>> Subject: Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
>>>
>>> Someone mentioned using Verizon's MiFi. How would that work?
>>> Wouldn't
>>> that be a better way to go for DoD, enabling something like 4 wifi
>>> connections per device? I could imagine that being a great thing in
>>> classrooms and the Field if it worked as I think it does.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
>>> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:08
>>> Subject: RE: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
>>> To: 'Bryan William Jones' <email@hidden>, "Villano,
>>> Paul Mr
>>> CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
>>> Cc: "email@hidden" <email@hidden>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Was hoping for a tethering plan with my iPhone. Why can't I use my
>>>>> iPhone as a modem for laptop/iPad?
>>>>
>>>> Mainly because AT&T says no. There's more money in selling you an
>>>> additional data plan (moreson because that means they collect a
>>>> complete second set of fees to accrue interest on in the tax
>>>> escrow account).
>>>>
>>>> -- Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: fed-talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden
>>>> [mailto:fed-
>>>>> talk-bounces+tmiller=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Bryan
>>>>> William Jones
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:54 PM
>>>>> To: Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>>>>> Cc: email@hidden
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] IPAD
>>>>>
>>>>> Was hoping for a tethering plan with my iPhone. Why can't I use my
>>>>> iPhone as a modem for laptop/iPad?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, interface issues with books need some work for science,
>>>> medicine>and gov users. Need to be able to highlight among other
>>>>> fundamentals. Can you embed markup in documents to go to TOC or
>>>>> references?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bryan
>>>>> http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 27, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sooooo....What do you all think?! Is it more likely than an
>>>>>> Iphone
>>>>>> to be adopted by DoD? Does it have 3G? Why no phone? (I was
>>>> hoping>> it would for accessibility features). Seems like a
>>>> slightly beefed
>>>>>> up Ipod. Sad. AND stinky name. If Steve Jobs is listening: I
>>>>>> told you to call it the Apple SLICE...GET IT?! ;o)
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