"The Stay at Home Server"

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  1. Scott Hamilton Robert E Ron Paul Lee

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    With that said, I will be returning to college next January and working remotely while I'm at school. I'm thinking of getting a home server for my apartment and then getting what would be required for a hardware vpn between me and the office - the benefit being an offsite (very far away) backup as well as me having full productivity.

    What are your thoughts?
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    Is it something you're job requires?
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    We're a family owned business. I started the company with dad, then sold my share. I came back a little over a year ago, and we've grown a lot. I want and need to be able to "keep an eye" on things after I leave.
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    I just wish I knew which hardware to get, ya know? I talked with one guy that said sonicwall makes great hardware for this purpose.
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    Well, if you're gonna be at a college you could always check out the campus IT department or just pick the brains of all the computer engineering ner... uh, students!
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    See... the thing is I'm gonna be in for class, and out. I will be quite busy... I'm starting up another company right now, as we speak, that I hope will be some auto-revenue for me.