Connecting Capped ADSL branches to HO on Business ADSL.

[MSITProf]

Hi Everyone,

Quick one ... I have tried and researched on how to connect my branches to my HO. It seems like the I can only do 5 concurrent conncetions at a time at HO on my business ADSL. I am going to do the following all in house:

I am going to put capped business ADSL (192) in at my branches.
I am going to put 2 business ADSL (1024 uncapped (from a ISP)) lines in at HO.
I want all my branches to connect to the one business ADSL line (static IP), but they all must be connected at the same time so that I have live data this side.
I am setting up a Fedora Core Firewall and NAT server.

Now ... I need to find out how to connect my branches to my HO, all at the same time and what to do or what software to use. I prefer MS above linux, and I would like to use the build in features in MS without buying new software for this.

I am running 5 MS Server 2000 servers, none of them are the DC, they are just SQL servers. I am running 1 SBS 2003 server which is the DC with Active Dir and Exchange. Another server with Server 2003 Standers is going in next week.

Any ideas or suggestions? I will really appreciate it!

MSITProf

[pope24]

If I remember correctly 192 and 384 are homedsl products and can only be installed at a residential premises. You would have to go 512 to use DSL into a commercial location.
I stand to be corrected on this.

[MSITProf]

Sorry, my bad. You are right, it has to be the 512.

[nic777]

I'm confused.

There is no special software you need to connect "at the same time" - its all a network so they can access the static ip box when they want to, no problems.

Are you maybe asking how to setup a VPN or maybe how to setup a bandwidth-load-balancing box so that all the lines get a specific amount of bandwidth?

[MSITProf]

Yes! Thats it. My only concern is the the conncurent connections. I cant remeber where I saw it, but it said that it will only allow 5 conncurent connections. I can probably use the RAS on MS, but that will make my security weaker.

[bekdik]

Yes! Thats it. My only concern is the the conncurent connections. I cant remeber where I saw it, but it said that it will only allow 5 conncurent connections. I can probably use the RAS on MS, but that will make my security weaker.

I think it's per account, so if you have separate branch accounts it won't affect you.

[MSITProf]

Ok great. Thats out the way now. Thank you vedry much! Now how about the software side? Will the RAS in windows do the job or do I have to go linux? Fedora or Redhat? I really dont like linux and do not want to go there, but if I HAVE to I recon I do not have another way of doing this. I can do the NATing on the SBS 2003 server, no problem, but the RAS or VPN side?