Re: VPN General Question

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From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 11:35:32 -0500

Yes, VPN. The Watchguard Firebox may come with the VPN. Or you can setup VPN
on 2000 server and it is easy. 

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"James Kennedy" <jamesmkennedy@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:%23sbOnWDOEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I'm new to this newsgroup and to Windows 2000 Server technology, but have
> worked several years in designing websites and some CGI programming, so am
> not a tech newbie.  I work parttime for a small business and have been 
> asked
> to find a way to share program files over the internet (i.e., allow users 
> in
> another city to access shared data files on our server, instead of 
> emailing
> files back and forth).  We use Windows 2000 server, but so far has only 
> been
> used for file-sharing.  We have a firewall (Watchguard Firebox).
>
> My question is:  what is the best way of doing this?  I'm told using VPN
> technology would do this, but I'm just not sure where the best place to
> start is and what exact technology I should use.  This will not be
> large-scale; only 2 or 3 people will need to access the program files
> remotely.  What would be the simplest, but secure, way of doing this?
>
> Thank you in advance for your time,
>
> James Kennedy
>
>

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