Work Remotely

[James]

I want to be able to access my office network from home. My office has 5
computers with windows 2000 pro. Their is no "server" only peer to peer
network. I want to be able to get 2 private ip address at my home to allow
a data and an ip phone connection. Would a VPN through cable modems work
well for this? Or my other option is to use a wireless bridge, my home is
about 1.5 miles from the office but has several trees that may block the
signal. What would be the best way to do this? And what equipment would you
recomend?

James

 

[James]

I want to be able to access my office network from home. My office has 5
computers with windows 2000 pro. Their is no "server" only peer to peer
network. I want to be able to get 2 private ip address at my home to allow
a data and an ip phone connection. Would a VPN through cable modems work
well for this? Or my other option is to use a wireless bridge, my home is
about 1.5 miles from the office but has several trees that may block the
signal. What would be the best way to do this? And what equipment would you
recomend?

James

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Assuming both sites can access the Internet, you can setup VPN to access all computers remotely.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I want to be able to access my office network from home. My office has 5
computers with windows 2000 pro. Their is no "server" only peer to peer
network. I want to be able to get 2 private ip address at my home to allow
a data and an ip phone connection. Would a VPN through cable modems work
well for this? Or my other option is to use a wireless bridge, my home is
about 1.5 miles from the office but has several trees that may block the
signal. What would be the best way to do this? And what equipment would you
recomend?

James

 

[James]

Yes, Both sites have high speed internet currently. Would a hardware VPN be my best choice? I need 2 IP Addresses at my home so I can use one for an IP PBX extension. What hardware would you recomend?

Thanks, James
Assuming both sites can access the Internet, you can setup VPN to access all computers remotely.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I want to be able to access my office network from home. My office has 5
computers with windows 2000 pro. Their is no "server" only peer to peer
network. I want to be able to get 2 private ip address at my home to allow
a data and an ip phone connection. Would a VPN through cable modems work
well for this? Or my other option is to use a wireless bridge, my home is
about 1.5 miles from the office but has several trees that may block the
signal. What would be the best way to do this? And what equipment would you
recomend?

James