1.0 Common Questions on VPN Services

This section provides answers to some common question that you might encounter while deploying or working with Novell BorderManager VPN services.

Do I first upgrade the master server, or upgrade the slave server?
What if we have a mixture of Novell BorderManager 3.8 and Novell BorderManager 3.9 servers in the network?
Can I use a third-party server in the network?
Can I use an LDAP server which is on a different machine?
How do I deal with slow links across different sites?
What if I have a large number of users in a third-party server and want to configure client-to-site service?
What if a client is connected to the ISP through dial-up with dynamic NAT at the ISP?
How can I restrict the users to access only some of my internal networks based on their access level for VPN client-to-site?
How do I upgrade the existing Novell BorderManager 3.8 servers to the latest version?
Can all the VPN servers be on the same eDirectory tree?
What if the VPN servers are in different eDirectory trees?
Can I configure both client-to-site and site-to-site on the same machine?
Can eDirectory support two or more VPN services simultaneously?
Can corporate resources be securely accessed using Novell BorderManager. Also, can resources among branch offices be shared securely?