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Will they be connected all the time? If not, then how will you tell
whether the line is down or they have just disconnected? If they are connected
all the time (cable modem or ???), my experience is that the IP address rarely
changes, if at all.
One option you might consider is dynamic DNS. Essentially, something is
loaded on the remote systems that reports the IP address to a central location,
which then makes it available via normal DNS resolution. You could then use WUG
with DNS names instead of IP addresses. There are many people that offer dynamic
DNS service, from free on up. Google for dynamic DNS and you'll find a
bunch.
just an idea...
Tim Evans,
Sparling
206-667-0509, fax 206-667-0554
I
hope someone can help me find an affordable device...
In a
years time I will have 70+ users at remote sites, all connected to the Home
Office via VPN's.
All
users are behind a hardware firewall.
Many
users have an internet connection that is DHCP based and the address
provided by the ISP will change (static's aren't
available)
I
can't ping the inside address of their firewall (like knocking on the inside
of the door when your outside)
I
need to monitor the availability each remote connection and issue trouble
tickets/service notices when the line goes down.
Any
ideas?
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