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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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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