Re: Setup site to site VPN?

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If you're not familiar with VPN setup, i would discourage using routers from 2 different manufacturers. Use the same router at both locations and the setup should be easy, and you can call a single vendor to get support if you run into problems. As with just about anything in networking, there are standards for VPN, but every vendor tweaks them a little.

- Jeff

"Fox1977" <foxj77@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:52de474a-7fcb-4470-86de-b268b4f41f66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi all,

Just wanted to get some ideas and expertise from everyone as I'm new
to VPNs and got a big project to work on.

Our company has just acquired an office at the other end of the
country and I have the job of connecting the two office networks
together.

I have spent the last few weeks getting a remote access VPN up and
running for teleworkers using microsoft RAS. Now i need to look into
getting a site to site VPN setup and just wanted to share my ideas.

the plan i was looking at was having each network (complete with DNS,
DHCP and windows domain controller) on a different network address.
Use a draytek router in one office to connect to a sonic wall router
in the other office (running on a different network address). I'm
just in the starting out on a CCNA course so this is a good grounding!

I'm just a bit unsure about how I go about setting them up in
practice. I am not too worried about getting the two different
domains sorted yet I'd be happy just to get them connected first.
Were would people recommend starting?

Anyone any tips or ideas based on their own experiences?

.

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