VPN between 2 remote sites?

Hi,

I'm currently (attempting!) to configure a network for a family buisness of ours,

We have 2 sites (HQ and remote office) and need to bridge the two networks over the internet.

HQ - 10.1.x.x
Remote Office - 10.2.x.x

Both sites will each have a single Windows 2003 Standered server to manage AD, DNS, DHCP etc locally.

What is the best way to go about VPN'ing the two servers? I understand I'll need a site-to-site connection - thus allowing me to share the AD domain & files between the two servers?

Should I stick with the Windows 2003 built-in VPN or opt for something like OpenVPN?

The other issue I have is either one of the servers could be offline whilst the other is online - would the VPN able to re-try connections untill its available? Or would this be a issue?

Also, with the above setup - would it be possible to also run a client-connect VPN along with the site-to-site connection, so remote users can connect in to their local server from home?

Any help is much appreciated!

do a site to site vpn with vpn capable routers. SOnic wall has a great easy to use product line. yu will need static ips or ddns at each site.

I'd spend a little extra and get a couple of vpn enabled hardware routers and save yourself a ton of headaches. OpenVPN works but it's not fun to try and configure. Plus the hardware route would let you do everything you've mentioned above without much hassle aside from a onetime configuration of the routers vpn "wizard"

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