Failing to use corporate VPN from a wireless LAN

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From: Alex
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:43

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I'm using UofChicago's wireless LAN to get on the Internet, which
works great.  But once i try to go from their LAN to corporate VPN
(using Nortel Extranet client), it works for only a few minutes, and
then it looks like UC throws me off their net, everything becomes
unreachable until I authenticate myself to UC wireless net all over
again.

UC website says that they expect problems when using VPN from the
wireless net.  I'm just curious, can anyone explain why this is the
case?  I know that a residential wireless LAN can do this without any
problems (over DSL or cable modem).  What's the problem with this
"infrastructure" wireless LAN?

-alex

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Subject: Failing to use corporate VPN from a wireless LAN
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