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Chapter 10:
Connections from Afar: Remote Network Access
Chapter Summary
Most network administrators would agree that supporting remote access is one of the
trickiest parts of managing any network. Many factors come together to make this so.
You can support remote connections in a number of ways. Most remote connection
speeds have lower bandwidth than remote users would like. Many remote users are
often important people in the company, and various problems are introduced with any
connection made over a distance. Still, remote access is an important network service, and
its benefits to the company justify most levels of effort to make it reliable and work right.
Use the information you learned in this chapter to assess your own company's
remote access requirements, to learn what your users actually need, and to start
searching among different possible solutions for the ones that make the most sense for
your situation. You should also consider whether you need to support more than one type
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139 Chapter 10: Connections from Afar: Remote Network Access Chapter Summary Most network administrators would agree that supporting remote access is one of the trickiest parts of managing any network.
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