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IPsec versus L2TP/IPsec

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I have a VPN service which gives me the option of connecting via PPTP, IPsec, or L2TP over IPsec. PPTP i know is inferior in terms of security and encryption, but I'm not really sure what the difference is between the two IPsec options. Anecdotally, I've noticed that L2TP over IPsec seems to be muc…

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Fix for: IPsec versus L2TP/IPsec

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Cisco IPsec vs. L2TP (over IPsec) The term Cisco IPsec is just a marketing ploy which basically means plain IPsec using ESP in tunnel mode without any additional encapsulation, and using the Internet Key Exchange protocol (IKE) to establish the tunn…

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