Wireless LAN and Connecting 2 locations...I need help

[terensel]

I'm setting up 2 separate WLANs and I need to know what would be the best way to connect the 2 buildings. They are about 1/2 mile apart, and I don't think theres a direct line of sight. Can someone give me some ideas? I was thinking about a VPN ...but how would I set one up?

Thank you for your help

Terense

[oshea85]

If there's no line of sight, and there's no possibility of a repeater site (a location that has LOS to both of your end-user sites) in the middle somewhere, then your best bet is getting DSL, cable or perhaps a leased circuit.

I think you'd want a hardware-based VPN appliance at each location setting up and maintaining the tunnel between locations. If you use software clients to create the VPN endpoints, performance suffers.

[terensel]

Then would it be setup like.... DSL Modem--->VPN Router--->File Server---->Access Point---->then to the PC's. I know it may sound simply, but I really do appriecate your help.

Terense

[oshea85]

Remote LAN>VPN endpoint>Internet<VPN endpoint<Home LAN