From: stephen_hope@xx.ntlworld.com
"Dan Engebretson" wrote in message
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> Admittedly I know very little of VPN's, PPTP and the like so please
forgive
> me in advance. I come seeking guidance from the VPN gurus such as
> yourselves.
>
> I have a small business that I would like to setup as a distributed
> workforce (i.e., virtual office). There are three to four small home
> engineering "offices" (including my own) that need to be linked to form
one
> happy, seamless virtual office. I do not want to lease dedicated lines so
> VPN sounds like the way to go (each office has either a cable modem or a
DSL
> connection). The kicker is that I do not have an IT staff, I cannot afford
> to hire one, and I do not have the time (or expertise) to setup and manage
a
> network myself.
>
> I would rather rent access to someone else's server and let them manage
the
> VPN.
You can get this as a service, but you are probably looking at getting all
the Internet access lines and a VPN from the same company if you want them
to look after it all.
Big drawback is the internet feeds will probably be commercial rather than
consumer, so there may be a fairly big increase in cost.
Since what you are asking for is a WAN linking your users, why not look for
a supplier for that - which they might implement as a VPN?
Are there bona fide companies out there who provide VPN services but
> not for a Fortune 500 price? Essentially, the provider supplies access to
> their server and all our staff does is "dial in" from their home
computers.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide.
>
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Regards
Stephen Hope - remove xx from email to reply
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