VPN 24/7?
September 18, 2009 6:23 PM Subscribe
VPN 24/7 on iPhone?
I use an iPhone, and I finally got hooked up to my work email -- but I need to use VPN to access it. Is there any reason (battery life, etc.) that I shouldn't just leave VPN turned on all the time? If it's not a good idea, are there any better solutions?
I use an iPhone, and I finally got hooked up to my work email -- but I need to use VPN to access it. Is there any reason (battery life, etc.) that I shouldn't just leave VPN turned on all the time? If it's not a good idea, are there any better solutions?
Response by poster: You know, now that you've said it, it seems obvious (the network traffic bit anyway, I don't know what the concentrator thing means exactly). Sadly the kind of VPN we have doesn't seem to support the vpn on demand feature. I wish there was a quicker toggle for it.
posted by sevenyearlurk at 2:27 AM on September 19, 2009
posted by sevenyearlurk at 2:27 AM on September 19, 2009
To explain the concentrator thing (to the best of my knowledge, which isn't great) - Cisco's VPN systems are sold as "concentrators", which are appliances that support up to a certain number of users. I was just trying to point out that if everyone was connected to the VPN all the time for checking email, you might run out of connections.
posted by Remy at 6:46 AM on September 19, 2009
posted by Remy at 6:46 AM on September 19, 2009
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As for why you might not want to be on the VPN all the time - VPN concentrator licensing? Not wanting personal network traffic going through your work network? I can imagine there may be additional battery drain but I don't think anyone has tested it.
posted by Remy at 8:48 PM on September 18, 2009