Connecting to a VPN
Your office might tell you it has a virtual private network (VPN) to which you may connect. A VPN is a collection of cooperating software that simulates a situation in which your machine is directly wired into some remote network via an unbroken cable. Additionally, the traffic on this virtual wire is encrypted, protecting it against prying eyes. Only machines that are also members of this virtual (and private) network can talk to the services provided on this network.
To connect to a VPN, use the Internet Connect application. Internet Connect allows you to connect to PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)–type VPNs, which include VPNs served by Mac OS X Server, Microsoft Windows XP/2000, and to L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) ...
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