Re: Could I have your suggestions?

Cyphos,

I think you are worrying too much about the IP config of the
routers. Once the system is set up and the sites are connected and routing
through the link, the IP config of the public side of the routers is
irrelevant. As far as your WAN is concerned, they are invisible. The WAN
works just as if the sites were connected by simple (slow) IP routers. The
routing on the WAN works just like routing on a routed LAN.

The normal situation is that all branches have a route for the main
office subnet through the link. (And of course the main office has a route
to each branch subnet through the correct link). It is possible to route
between the branches via the main office if you really need that option. It
just requires two hops because there is no branch to branch link).

chrispsg wrote:
> Here is the explanation. At your main office use the DHCP server on
> one of your servers for the office clients. Install the Linksys box
> that is capable of the 30 tunnels at your main office.
>
> At the branch offices install the smaller linksys box and configure
> the VPN tunnel to the main office. This will create a connection from
> the branch to the main office.
>
> Once this is done DHCP requests will travel through this tunnel to
> the DHCP server at the main office and IP configuration will be
> assigned to clients.
> The term dialing in has been around for a long time and people may
> still use it to connecting to a VPN this does not mean you have to
> install modems or anything unless you want users to be able to access
> the VPN through POTS (plain old telephone system).
>
> You could allow the smaller linksys routers to hand out IP
> configuration at the branches since you have a small amount of
> computers at each location or just go with static IP's at the
> branches. This is up to you.
> psg
>
> "Cyphos" <mweichert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1132755374.247797.104680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Okay, I went through everything last night - and I guess I do have
>> some more questions that I hope you can help me with.
>>
>> I understand now about how tunneling works with the VPN and such, but
>> I'm not 100% sure how I will use this to tranfer DHCP information.
>> How does the remote office connect to the main office (via VPN) if it
>> doesn't have an ip configuration? Also too, I see many things about
>> "dialing-in" to connect to the VPN - what's this all about? Do I need
>> to purchase a modem or something?
>>
>> The confused.. :P
>> Cyp.


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