[aklug] OT(?): Remote Access VPN

Hey guys... so I took up a job at a small business which is basically a
Windows shop (hey, gotta eat...) and I wanted to set up a simple Remote
Access VPN so the boss could access the network files while abroad.
They've got a WS2008 running their AD and DHCP on the intranet (but it
isn't the gateway). So, my first thought was to see if it had built in
VPN functionality. It does, but I ran into some trouble -- apparently in
WS2008 the remote access VPN functionality is tied into the IP routing
functionality (which were aren't using). So, when I activated the RRAS,
there was some strange conflict with DHCP and it instantly disconnected
everyone's access to the network storage shares! Fortunately, I was able
to reverse things before causing too much pandemonium, but obviously now
I'm a bit nervous...

So, now I am trying to figure out if it is worth monkeying around with
this some more to get it working, or if I should look at some other
approach. Maybe just put a small Linux box on the network and run a FOSS
VPN server from it? (I'm imagining complications down the road trying to
get user authentication tied into the AD system if we eventually get
multiple users.) I looked on our gateway router but didn't see any kind
of VPN functionality.

Any sage advice from the seasoned admins?

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