Re: Need WAN/Branch OfficeSolution

Thank you for the reply. In Ohio but will check out Charter Cable.

Once the VPN is established, what is the recommended interface for
sharing data on the server. We are only familiar with Remote Desktop
for remote workers and are looking for some alternative. Can you
forward any other recommended reading? Thanks again

Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP) wrote:
Don't know where you live, and not sure what your using for network connectivity
But Charter Cable does some very interesting connectivity things for interoffice connectivity, so that might be a solution

But otherwise your best option is hardware based site to site VPN and ideally both locations need a static IP

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<melickas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1151413522.650869.265270@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We are NOT using SBS2003 & realize this is SBS newsgroup, but getting
no response on others.

We are looking for the best recommendation for the following situation
for sharing files on our server across a WAN. In Building A (call it
BA), our server is Windows 2003 Standard Edition and it has (1) network

card with (3) XP client computers and is a DC. We access the Internet
via a cable connection. We do not currently have a Static IP address
from our ISP. We have text documents & a database file for a program we

use on the clients located on this server. We want to access these
documents and database file from Building B (call it BB) which is (2-3)

blocks away from BA and has (3) XP workstations, without a server,
currently sharing a cable Internet connection The workstations in BB
run the same programs as those in BA, but need access to the database
file and documents in BA.

We are familiar with setting up VPNs using SBS2000 and remotely
accessing workstations on a network using RDC. However, there may be
occasion where users in BA will be using their computers and we would
not want to permit a RDC to those PCs just in order run the approriate
software or open shared documents.


What hardware,setup would be required in BA and BB to configure this
remote/WAN access?
What are the latest,greatest technology options to accomplish this?


We are assuming a Static IP in BA, adding another NIC (to isolate
internal network from external) and new router with VPN support are
necessary?

Question: Would it be necessary for both sites to have a Static IP?
Any recommendations on reading about Branch office setups?

Thank you!

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't know where you live, and not sure what your
using for network connectivity</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But Charter Cable does some very interesting
connectivity things for interoffice connectivity, so that might be a
solution</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But otherwise your best option is hardware based
site to site VPN and ideally both locations need a static IP</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna
[SBS-MVP]<BR>--------------------------------------<BR>Please do not respond
directly to me, but only post in the newsgroup so all can take advantage</DIV>
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are NOT using SBS2003 &amp; realize this is SBS newsgroup, but getting<BR>no
response on others.<BR><BR>We are looking for the best recommendation for the
following situation<BR>for sharing files on our server across a WAN. In
Building A (call it<BR>BA), our server is Windows 2003 Standard Edition and it
has (1) network<BR><BR>card with (3) XP client computers and is a DC. We
access the Internet<BR>via a cable connection. We do not currently have a
Static IP address<BR>from our ISP. We have text documents &amp; a database
file for a program we<BR><BR>use on the clients located on this server. We
want to access these<BR>documents and database file from Building B (call it
BB) which is (2-3)<BR><BR>blocks away from BA and has (3) XP workstations,
without a server,<BR>currently sharing a cable Internet connection The
workstations in BB<BR>run the same programs as those in BA, but need access to
the database<BR>file and documents in BA.<BR><BR>We are familiar with setting
up VPNs using SBS2000 and remotely<BR>accessing workstations on a network
using RDC. However, there may be<BR>occasion where users in BA will be using
their computers and we would<BR>not want to permit a RDC to those PCs just in
order run the approriate<BR>software or open shared documents.<BR><BR><BR>What
hardware,setup would be required in BA and BB to configure this<BR>remote/WAN
access?<BR>What are the latest,greatest technology options to accomplish
this?<BR><BR><BR>We are assuming a Static IP in BA, adding another NIC (to
isolate<BR>internal network from external) and new router with VPN support
are<BR>necessary?<BR><BR>Question: Would it be necessary for both sites to
have a Static IP?<BR>Any recommendations on reading about Branch office
setups?<BR><BR>Thank you!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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