[vpn] Exchange over VPN - capacity expectations ?

[Chuck Renner]

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> There is talk of running our exchange over the VPN. We will be using a PIX
> 506 with 3DES over a T1 starred out to 3 other offices. We have about 35
> users in this office that will be using the internet as well as BAAN over
> the VPN. HQ want to remove our exchange machine and put our mail boxes at
> another site.
> Has anyone else done this and how was the performance ?

Well, it would be best to put the Exchange server where most of your users
are at.  If performance is too much of a pig for the remote users, you could
consider setting up additional Exchange servers at the remote offices.
You'll have to cough up extra money to MS, but probably cheaper than
increasing bandwidth between offices.

I recommend you get the O'Reilly book Managing Microsoft Exchange Server,
which covers planning for remote sites, multiple servers, etc.  My copy is
at work, so I can't tell you how well it addresses remote offices talking to
a remote server, but if you're running an Exchange box, you should have this
book anyway.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/managexsvr/





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