Meetings

VPN's: an update

Fred Baker

Tuesday Nov 29th 2005 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

The speaker will discuss current VPN technologies, IPSec, SSL, and MPLS VPNs. Both user to site and site to site applications will be discussed. The focus will be on the benefits and drawbacks of each. There will be some discussion of the underlying technology but cryptoraphy will not be discussed nor will it go into the protocols of IPSec and SSL. MPLS VPN technology will be discussed at some length.

Speaker Bio

Fred P. Baker, CCIE #3555, MCSE+I, MCSE(2K), CCIP(security), CCSA has been working in the network field for some 23 years beginning with pre SNA IBM mainframes. He has been working with IP with cisco equipment for some 12 years (started with IOS 8 and cisco was spelled with a small c). He worked for Ameritech for 23 years and currently works for a large midwestern insurance as an internal consultant. He holds certifications in Cisco routing, Cisco security, Windows, and Checkpoint.

Getting to the meeting

The next General meeting of UniForum Chicago will be:

        IIT Rice Campus
        Room 103
        201 East Loop Road
        Wheaton, IL 60187-8489

Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.