VPN for a small workgroup

[ivwshane]

I have an office with five computers running XP pro. I want to look into vpn as a way for employees to access their files from home.
Since I'm running a small workgroup as opposed to a full blown domain I don't have a dedicated vpn server and it appears that windows only allows one concurrent connection at a time.

So here is my question:
Does a soho vpn router allow multiple concurrent clients to be connected or would windows still be the limiting factor?

I also run clarkconnect, if I add vpn to that will that give me what I want (multiple connections to network shares)?

To make matters worse each computer only has two user accounts, mine and one general one, in any solution would I have to create more user accounts and have each employee login (when using vpn) using a unique user account?

 

[Goosemaster]

The easiest thing would indeed be to use a soho router, or in this case clarkconnect (even better in many cases😀)that way every local network resource is available.

You indeed want multiple pipes to everyones home. (these will be activated on demand of course, using a client of your choice at the employees homes.)

As for what they will see, that is up to you. usign a windows workgroup enviroment jsut make the necessary shares and everyone should see them. that said, I would work on centralizing your info for easy access...that way people go to "the share" and don't ahve to cal lyou every 5min asking what their computers name is.


Of course, you still have to think about the protocol.
IPsecvs PPTP is a long debate, but msot agree that IPsec is a more robust protocol, even though PPTP can basically achieve the same end result and is easier to implement

 

[ivwshane]

I have a shared drive with everyones folders on it so with clarkconnect I could have multiple users at once then right?


Thanks for the help.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ivwshane
I have a shared drive with everyones folders on it so with clarkconnect I could have multiple users at once then right?


Thanks for the help.

yep.


np.