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Remote Access Project, I need help

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by rodman

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First I would like to say thanks to all that gives me alittle help here. I am a night student in LanTech and have a project I need to do. The project is on remote access. I have been searching the web for a few days and can't seem to find some real good info on remote access. Everything I find is a discussion on remote access vs. vpn. They are good articles but I need to start from the beginning. What is the difference between the 2? What are some of the various ways that I can use remote access? Basically what I need to know is anything and everything about remote access. I would not be reaching for help on this as I love to research myself but I need to have this put together in 3 weeks and it includes all outlines, term paper, presentation preparation, and so on. Basically anyone with any info from little and the basics all the way to full blown information would be greatly appreciated to get me going. Thanks in advance and for your time

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by angelinac

Currently, at my job we have remote access via dial-up networking (modem). The user dials into our server via a Cubix server using a program called ReachOut. (Like you would use AOL or Everyone's Internet). Once they dial into the server, they have to Log in just as anyone would that was on the facility. This is a cheap was to handle the situation, however, there are lots of problems related to it as well. Some problems include phone line issues, only one person can be logged in on our system (remotely) at a time which often beens busy signals, frequent disconnects while logging in & trouble getting back on once being disconnected.

Most companies are going to the VPNs (Virtual Private Networks).

by rodman

Thanks, Im thinking that remote access is like dialing into your own isp. I see it that you can only have one dialed in at a time but you could buy more hardware, phone numbers, etc... right? that will allow more. Thanks and anymore info is greatly appreicated

by uffe.sommerlund

Hi Rodman

There are of course several possibilities to install RAS with Win 2000 Ras soloutions, with this soloutions u are quit limited as well. U must look further to something as Cisco Universal Gateways. www.cisco.com (search for AS530) theseAS5350 and other series are cable of sharing many different types of links T1/E1 and so on also makes it cablable of using Mobiles phones for RAS, ISDN you name it, these are the way to build a scalable RAS soloutons.

BR
Uffe

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