Connecting two sites

jesus_thats_gre

Hi

This is more a personal project than anything, so bear with me...

Right, I have a network that has a BB connection to the net. My mates have their own network in another part of the country that is also connected to the net via BB.

What options are available that would allow a permanent connection between the two. Is it possibly to set it up so it behave exactly like a LAN so multiplayer games can be played as if we were all the one physical LAN?

I have a D-Link router/AP

http://www.dlink.co.uk/pages/products/dwl900applus.asp


They have a DLink "modem" and a 3COM Gateway

and

http://www.dlink.co.uk/pages/products/dsl_504t.asp

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=116319&cks=SER

Thanks.

tomk

Just one option - VPN. Your mate's 3Com box supports VPN pass-through, which means that it will be possible to connect to a VPN server somewhere on their network. However, there's no mention of VPN for your D-Link box, so you may have to get some new gear. You're also going to need fixed IP addresses for both locations.

My recommendation would be for each of you to get hold of an old PC and put Smoothwall on them. Plug your BB modems into your Smoothies, and you'll not only get a state-of-the-art VPN setup, you'll also get the absolute best firewall protection around.

jesus_thats_gre

Hmmm sounds like a good one..

Both LANs have a static IP so that good...

So setting up VPN clients etc on both ends will essentially allow the two networks to perform as the one LAN?

jesus_thats_gre

I assume the servers would need two NICs?