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Dak,

I would give a call the ATS Network Security group.  They have lots of expertise in this area, and have helped us deploy about half a dozen sites with VPN.  They use Juniper gear, and we've been real happy with it.

-Nick Kwiatkowski
 MSU Telecom Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aldrich, Dak
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:54 PM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] site to site VPN...

Ok.  I've got a remote location that is currently using the ACD.Net  
DSL internet to connect back to campus and allows them to act as part  
of the on campus network.  However, we've had nothing but problems  
with inconsistent service from ACD, and the office has grown in size  
and ACD is just not able to keep up with our new network needs.

The only way to go with another service provider is going to be to do  
a site to site VPN.  So i'm looking for advice on the hardware to do  
it.  I don't want to spend a lot, and we'll only have about 15  
computers connected to the network in the remote office.  Only about 7  
to 10 of them being used at any given time.

I've found some LinkSys Business class VPN routers.  Does anyone have  
any experience with those?  Are they any good?

What other options are out there?

I'd like to keep costs under $500.

Thanks for any info you might have for me.

-dak

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-dak aldrich
-network admin
-college of music, msu
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-517.432.5045
-http://comit.music.msu.edu