[SunRescue] OT:VPN WAN's

[Hatle, Steven J.]

All,

Pardon my digression, but I'd rather get the scoop from you guys than wade
through a bunch of sales droids.

Our company needs to put together a WAN encompassing 200 US cities. Mgmt.
would like to use the 'Net as our transport, instead of a frame-relay
network because of cost. A requirement of the WAN (frame or 'net) is to
support Windows authentication (PDC/BDC), management, software updates,
email, remote control, etc. No technical users would be at these sites- we'd
have to do a ton from here, so simplicity and supportability are key.

Are there viable VPN solutions to provide this functionality over the 'net?
Any hints, recommendations or commiseration is welcome.

TIA,

Steve

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Steve Hatle
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