RE: [ActiveDir] Remote DSL link

[Kern, Tom]

Title: [ActiveDir] Remote DSL link

the site doesn't want to spend any money and they have no local IT support. we are in NYC and they are in Folrida. we use a cisco vpn concentrator but that would involve installing client sw and since XP already has it built in, I figured this would be the easiest route for the price and end user involvement and it intergrates with AD logons(I know the cisco does as well, but again, i gotta give and install the sw remotely).

 

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Rutherford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Robert Rutherford
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Remote DSL link

An ADSL line should easily cover this amount of users. I have run remote sites of 15 odd users on ADSL running in a normal WAN capacity (without TS). I have also run ADSL with 10+ users and TS with no real problems.

 

You must of course take into account that ADSL lines dont typically come with any sort of SLA. I would advise backup lines of some sort, either DSL from another provider or ISDN backups. Ive used it without but just be prepared

 

I personally wouldnt use Windows VPN for such an exercise. It will however work. I would use some sort of VPN device. I have used Draytek boxes which are  good choice for such a setup. They only cost a couple of hundred dollars a piece and will plug straight in the wall. A LAN-LAN VPN would be a cleaner alternative to VPN clients.

 

BR

 

Rob

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Kern, Tom
Sent: Thu 28/10/2004 17:31
To: ActiveDir (E-mail)
Subject: [ActiveDir] Remote DSL link

I have 10 users in a remote site.
We want to connect them to our domain via a dsl link and Windows RRAS. They are all windows XP sp1 clients.

Typically they use Termservices in APP mode to access Quick Books server and Outlook for email.

Is this an ok config for ADSL? Or in general?
can they just use the XP vpn client to hit the RRAS server and then log into the domain?
Should i get a faster link?


thanks
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