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Pros and cons of remote access with Sophos OpenVPN client vs. IPSec?

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Pros and cons of remote access with Sophos OpenVPN client vs. IPSec?  I set up vpn client access to the UTM with Sophos OpenVPN and generally it works well.  I see there is a straight IPSec mechanism as well, where on Windows for example you'd configure an IPSec vpn connection natively in the OS without downloading a client.  Perhaps it's similar on OS X.

What are pros and cons of one approach vs. the other?  Again this is client  VPN.


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    Jeff - Thanks for the great answer.  

    You are correct - By "Sophos OpenVPN client" I am referring to the one you download from the portal.

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    Ah, maybe I haven't RTFMd enough.  When I saw the IPSec option (not the Cisco one, just the one labeled "IPSec") I just assumed it would use whatever IPSec stack was built into the OS.  For example Windows 7 allows you to create IPSec connections.

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    Is the Sophos OpenVPN client an SSL VPN?  My understanding was that the SSL VPN client was yet another option, different from the Sophos OpenVPN option?
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    Jeff - Thanks for the great answer.  

    You are correct - By "Sophos OpenVPN client" I am referring to the one you download from the portal.

    >

    Ah, maybe I haven't RTFMd enough.  When I saw the IPSec option (not the Cisco one, just the one labeled "IPSec") I just assumed it would use whatever IPSec stack was built into the OS.  For example Windows 7 allows you to create IPSec connections.

    >

    Is the Sophos OpenVPN client an SSL VPN?  My understanding was that the SSL VPN client was yet another option, different from the Sophos OpenVPN option?
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