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1396020 2015-03-08 20:56:00 Hi peeps

So we have our main site where all our servers are with 100 other staff. All logged into the domain. Every now and than we have to to set up a temporary site (4 months) for some users when we can fit them all into the main site. Problem I am facing is how to give the offsite people access to the shared folders on servers on the main site. Dropbox is not really an option since some folders are above the 2GB size. And most people use Macs for their work, and our vpn software only works with windows. Anyone here faced a similar issue and found a solution? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Ron
ronyville (10611)
1396021 2015-03-08 21:56:00 Time to get better VPN software then.
Setup something like OpenVPN on a couple of routers between both sites. Easy :-)
Chilling_Silence (9)
1396022 2015-03-08 22:25:00 A site to site VPN is what you're after. Or some sort of virtual desktop setup IE Citrix/WhateverMScallTerminalServicesnowdays. Alex B (15479)
1396023 2015-03-09 03:58:00 A site to site VPN is what you're after. Or some sort of virtual desktop setup IE Citrix/WhateverMScallTerminalServicesnowdays.

Some of the better adsl routers support secure site to site VPN, although I havnt tried it via 2 routers .
Citrix/TS/whateveritscallednow is a good solution, but not cheap to buy & then buy licenses for it, and then buy compatible office licenses :groan:

Or a NAS & open it up to the internet (and hope it doesnt get hacked into)

Server 2011 Remote Web Workplace is another option . It may be a bit slow (?)
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1101 (13337)
1396024 2015-03-09 09:17:00 All of those are pretty expensive. Just throw Gargoyle on 2x TL-WR1043ND devices. VPN the two together (OpenVPN GUI in the router will do *all* the hard work these days) then setup some custom routes to point the correct IP ranges across the VPN.

*Super* easy, can be done from start to finish in an hour flat.
Chilling_Silence (9)
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