Hi all

We're currently in the process of deciding upon a home working VPN platform, one that facilitates both users with personal PCs, and those supplied and under 'corporate control'.

There appears to be two predominant technologies, traditional VPN (home worker receives corporate LAN IP) and SSL VPN where the user receives a web SSL connection which can be used via a web browser.

I'm siding with the newer SSL VPN as it facilitates both home working (allowing use of staff's personal PC) and staff with corporate laptops, however most of our traditional apps are not web based. Currently we utilise Citrix for many apps and Citrix provides a web front end.

However some of our apps are not Citrix friendly, some are run locally (this will enevitably change), and some which require transparent sessions with no front end. For example we have local apps creating FTP sessions between user's laptops and our systems.

guess my questions are;

1. Can SSL VPN connections be used with traditional client/server non-web based apps, if so how?

2. Can traditional VPN like tunnels be created such to facilitate transparent FTP sessions. Of course this is no problem with traditional VPNs

3. Maybe I should read up more on Citrix CAGs !?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, especially if anyone has trodden this path before.

Lea

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