Homeworker - Broadband access to Co. Network

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Michael McNally

Hi

We are looking to set up a number of homeworkers with ADSL
and want them to have access to the company network from
home, as close to that which they would get if they were
in the office.

Any ideas on the best way to do this, and pointers for
further reading?

Thanks

M
 
Hi

Thanks, but I don't need remote desktops. They will be
using thier own PC at home and need network access over
the internet. They don't need to control another PC.

Any further ideas?

M
 
Hi

Thanks, but I don't need remote desktops. They will be
using thier own PC at home and need network access over
the internet. They don't need to control another PC.

Any further ideas?
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VPN, PPTP, L2TP

What do you want then to do on the work net? Many apps work through IE so
if your apps support this interface then setup a secure connection and use
IE as an app front end.
 
In your original post you stated

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"want them to have access to the company network from
home, as close to that which they would get if they were in the office"
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Terminal services in application mode is as close as you are going to get to
the criteria you have stated, you need VPN to create a tunnel through the
internet into the company and terminal services in app mode to emulate being
in the office.

The next best thing that meets your criteria is VPN access only, can be slow
if they work with huge files. I think the best DSL I have witnessed is 640K
upstream and downstream - most of the time you pay extra for the matching
upstream.

Those are the only options unless you have huge pockets and install point to
point OC3 lines, then it will really be like you are in the office.
 
Not really,

Depends on what you need to do and what your core apps are. If all your are
doing is getting e-mail and working on the occasional word doc or
spreadsheet then yes it is unnecessary. If you require access to a CRM or
Accounting app that accesses a backend database then the app could be to
slow to use if terminal services or citrix solution is not provided.

You did not state way it is a bad idea, I guess it could be for those who
are technologically challenged or do not understand what security measurers
need to implemented to provide a secure environment.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
 
Sure. There are plenty of tools for plenty of needs. All I meant to say is,
if you're using TS, you really ought to combine that with VPN for
connectivity to same. I said it is "NOT" a bad plan, not that it was one.
Not really,

Depends on what you need to do and what your core apps are. If all
your are doing is getting e-mail and working on the occasional word
doc or spreadsheet then yes it is unnecessary. If you require access
to a CRM or Accounting app that accesses a backend database then the
app could be to slow to use if terminal services or citrix solution
is not provided.

You did not state way it is a bad idea, I guess it could be for those
who are technologically challenged or do not understand what security
measurers need to implemented to provide a secure environment.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
And note - VPN with terminal services is not a bad plan.
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