Re: VPN over wireless

I'd give them locked-down user accounts (unless there's a better way). And
the database is Access-based now, but will go to SQL in the near-future.


"Buddy" <buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mike,
If I understand what you're saying, the PIII systems will connect to the
guest wireless which is on the outside of the SBS network. So from the LAN
side point of view, those PIII systems would be coming in from the
internet.

Do you want to give the students user accounts so that they can access LAN
resources? (Needed for RWW or VPN options)

Is the database forms they input to connected to the SQL server? (Is the
database server based like SQL server, or file based like Access)

Knowing the answer to those questions would determine the best path to
take.

Buddy G ~

"Mike Webb" <Mike_Webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Running SBS 2003 Premium, Exchange, ISA 2004, SQL, 2 NIC's, router, L2/L3
switch, WSUS.
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I am setting up a separate network for Guest access using a wireless
router with a fixed IP conected to the T1 Cisco router. My access points
are in near-by buildings and connectivity is good. Our lab is busy from
Spring to early Fall with undergraduate and graduate students, and a part
of their duties is to input data into Excel sheets and database forms. I
put a couple old PIII's out there with wireless cards and would like to
give them access to the LAN so they can get to those resources. Money is
tight, otherwise I'd set up another wireless network. Can I use VPN in
this scenario? (I've never used it or seen it in use.) The setup seems
pretty simple. We are in a remote rural area so I'm not worried about
anyone else getting in. I'm pretty sure I can lock the users down with
folder/file permissions so they can't stray where they shouldn't. (GP is
probably better, but that's another area I've never gotten into.)

Any and all suggestions and comments are welcome!

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Mike Webb
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, Inc.
a 501 (c)(3) conservation non-profit organization





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