[WEB4LIB] Remote access (proxy/VPN, etc)?

[Randy Norwood]

I've summarized the dozen or so replies I received to this question and put
the summary online at http://randynorwood.com/remote_access_summary.html

By far the most popular solution is ezproxy using proxy by hostname.

Thanks to all who replied.


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On 01/19/05 9:33 AM, "Randy Norwood" <randy.norwood at ttu.edu> wrote:

> My library is currently looking at alternatives to VPN for controlling
> access to online databases and journals. We've used VPN for one year, with
> varying levels of success. Before that, we used ezproxy, with the default
> URL rewriting/dynamic port assignment method. A year ago, our campus IT
> department closed off most ports at the campus firewall, necessitating our
> switch to VPN.
> 
> I'd like some feedback from other libraries concerning their method of
> remote access control. Please reply off-list. If there are enough replies, I
> will compile the results and post to the list.
> 
> In particular, I'd like to know:
> 
> ** Do you use a proxy server, VPN or something else?
> ** If a proxy server, what is the product name?
> ** If ezproxy, do you use rewriting/dynamic ports or proxy by hostname?
> ** Do you authenticate with the campus "single sign-on" system, the library
> patron database, or something else?
> 
> 
> Thanks.