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DSL for short term WAN connectivity??

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by tink56

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Current WAN environment:

Main office has T1 to internet.
Two remote locations connect to main office via frame relay.

Potential problem:

We may need to move the main office to another location for a short period of time before relocating it into a permanent location. It is possible there may be very little notice to do this.

Installing frame relay to the temporary location could take four weeks to get done.

Questions:
Is DSL a viable alternative to connect the main office at its temporary location to the two remote locations. I understand this would mean taking the frame relay routers offline and installing DSL modems and routers at all three locations.

What concerns should I have about doing this?
Or, is there another solution I could put in place that could be implemented very quickly?

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by sgt_shultz

you don't mention how many users or...
i would think this would be fine. get a DSL technical rep on board and ask them how fast they could get you up. dsl not available everywhere so first step is to find out if you can get it at temp location. get rep and tell them what you need. think dsl should be fine you can purchase 'business grade' speed close to t1 maybe and hey if you have budget you can even gang a couple dsl connections together...

by tomhass

Options:-

1. Use Internet connection like DSL - but you will need Firewall/VPN kit at both sides

2. GSM (cell) modems (only 9600 speed though !)

3. Use ISDN dialup routers (this would be my preferred route is traffic

4. Satellite (e.g. DirecWay) - but this is not cheap....you may be able to negotiate a deal to rent ?

5. Line-of-sight link (e.g. Microwave/Radio) - offices need to be fairly close and have "line-of-sight" between office (e.g. no sky scrapers in the middle !) - probably too expensive for short term.

6. Get comms provider to do a short term deal to move twice (best option apart from cost)

No easier answer but it is probably going to one of the above.

Good luck.

Tom

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