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RE: Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?)
From: "Duston Sickler" <dustons () abswebb net>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:23:43 -0600
Hello, Using a broadband Internet connection at the remote site will probably save you thousands of dollars over the years. Especial if the lease line would cross a latus. Some companies I consult for have a similar arrangement and the "IT Guy" is employed by the parent company and sub-contracted to the offspring. Good luck! ===== Duston Sickler "There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't." -----Original Message----- From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma () hotmail com] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:31 PM To: oclug () oclug org; security-basics () securityfocus com; windows2000 () freelists org Subject: Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?) 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." _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
Current thread:
- Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?) Chris Berry (Mar 07)
- Re: Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?) David M. Fetter (Mar 08)
- RE: Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?) Duston Sickler (Mar 17)
- Re: Secure WAN Setup (Possibly off topic?) Bennett Todd (Mar 18)