Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?)

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

Our company is considering splitting off one of the divisions into a 
seperate entity at another location.  My boss has asked that I provide him 
with a WAN proposal with recommendations, costs, etc.  I know the theory, 
but I haven't implemented anything like that before.  I'd like to solicit 
comments on how to set this up in a secure, effective manner.  Does anyone 
have any advice, warnings, comments, thoughts, etc.?

To help define the scope of this question here are a few facts:

The main company will be about 40-45 employees at one location, this is 
where most of the hardware will reside.
The secondary company will be between 15-30 min away and employ about five 
people.
The secondary company will have a much more strict security setup than the 
main organization due to the nature of their work.
The budget for this setup is probably less than $5000 though thats still a 
grey area.
I need to decide if both organizations should continue sharing a main 
database, or if the second organization should purchase their own.
I also need to decide if I should stay working for the main company and have 
them hire me out to the subordinate organization, or recommend that I become 
a contractor who works for both.
Leased line or Internet VPN?


My initial plan is to set up a server on site at the 2nd location, and use 
that for necessary servcies like dhcp, logon, etc.  Then create a vpn tunnel 
through their T1 line to the main location where the file servers, email, 
database, etc. will reside.  The solution will probably involve a mix of 
Linux and win2k.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"Linux and I have a love/hate relationship.  I hate its complexity until I 
figure out how something works, then I love its power."

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