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by tzutzasialbu

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I need to deploy a new office and I'm not sure how to create the WAN. It will be a DSL line and I need this office to connect to the main office. I need it to be behind the same firewall as the main office. First, do I need new routers for both offices or the modem that the DSL company provides it will be enough, and add a switch at the new office to connect the computers to the WAN? Could you tell me how to create this link to the main WAN(router configuration)? If you need more info, please let me know.

Any help would be appreciated.

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by w2ktechman

Well, you will either need a router on site, or to have a secure VPN to the main office for Internet traffic to be behind your companies firewall.

by dror

hi ! you should look for the firewall in your main office, if it support vpn site to site you can by the same firewall for your new office and then configure the vpn and that's it, (vpn site to site is the same as any other vpn --virtual private network-- but the dial up vpn is built in to the router and there for transperent to the users in the lan, dont rely on the isp modem its not good enough, you should buy switch in any way because its the way the computer will be connected both to the internet and both to the lan computer and of course to your new office, ask me again if you had another question, cheer

by 3xp3rt

In addition of all answers, if you configured the VPN connection to the new office, don?t permit the direct connection to internet. The access of the internet at the new office must be thru main office router. You must use the new office connection only for the VPN communication. Of course that?s mean you must have a large bandwhit at the main office. If this is possible I would do this at the main office with a Cisco router with 2 interfaces (1 for VPN and 1 for Internet access). At the new office just VPN connection, to connect at main office WAN.

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