Tom writes:
> However, only one VPN client can be installed on a PC at a time[...]

A couple things:

If you have enough memory on the laptop and are running Win2K or XP then
Vmware might be an option as it would let you run a whole other OS
instance.  You could install one VPN client in each virtual machine and
run as many of them in parallel as you have memory to support.

You can get a 30-45 day demo from www.vmware.com.

Also Vmware 4 has just been released with a bunch of new features (drag
and drop files between virtual machines, local shared folders, better
user interface, etc.

For VPN access to customer sites, keep in mind that the connection runs
both ways, so if you have any "open shares" on your PC then all your
data can be exposed to everyone on the client's network whenever the VPN
is connected, and if anyone on the customer network gets infected with a
virus then you can become infected through the VPN.

This is an issue especially for people who have otherwise impenetrable
firewalls between their internal systems and the rest of the world,
since the VPN connects directly to the normally isolated system inside
your own trusted network where you wouldn't normally have to worry about
security and might have all your PC disks shared openly for convenience.

G.

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