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I am looking at setting up my network to connect to another network in another state. Is it possible to connect another network into my current network and how?

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You have many options, starting from VPN connections on client computers ending with dedicated lines between those sites.

Another option will be IPSEC connection between gateways at both ends.

Please provide more information so we’ll be able to point you in the right direction.

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Not sure what exactly you mean, but to connect two networks across the internet VPN tunnels are cheap easy to set up and pretty secure. Only requiring the two sites to have reliable decent bandwidth internet access and either a hardware or software platform (routers or RAS servers) to create the VPN tunnel(s).

If you are just talking about getting Spiceworks to work with remote sites, have a read about the ‘Remote Collector’ feature in Spiceworks.

http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/283

http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Remote_Collectors

If none of this is getting toward what you’re asking let us know.

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What I plan to do is to connect to a small network, not domain, so I can monitor it. I am currently monitoring my own small network and would like to add access to this other network. What is my best option?

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So use Remote Collector - you don’t need vpn for that!

http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/283

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In that case either or both my sugestions still apply.

You can use any suitable equiped PC at the remote site as a collecto and/or some ADSL routers are capable of opening VPN tunnels (end points) and then if you have enough bandwith you could try viewing your remote site with your main Spiceworks installation or if there is not enough bandwidth set up one of the PCs at the remote site as a remote collector.

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Without knowing all of your details, best option is normally the remote collector. VPN is better sometimes - like if there is just no way to install SpiceWorks at the other end. But the remote collector is generally the better answer.

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Did you manage to get this sorted?

If you got the answer you are looking for can you please mark the best answer and any helpful posts?