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What you are describing there is &nbsp;a VPN. (Virtual private network)<br />
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I am not familiar with this particular device, however the spec online say it supports LAN-LAN VPN, so it should be possible.
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What you are describing there is  a VPN. (Virtual private network)

I am not familiar with this particular device, however the spec online say it supports LAN-LAN VPN, so it should be possible.

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Excellent looking article, thanks! &nbsp;I'll follow it and come back. &nbsp;Thanks
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Excellent looking article, thanks!  I'll follow it and come back.  Thanks

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Excellent! solid advice. &nbsp;Reduced a few hours of tinkering to 15mins of precise instructions. &nbsp;Thanks!
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Excellent! solid advice.  Reduced a few hours of tinkering to 15mins of precise instructions.  Thanks!

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Excellent, thanks Kulboy. &nbsp;Perfect solution.
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Excellent, thanks Kulboy.  Perfect solution.

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Ok, &nbsp;I have two offices geographically separate both with fibre broadband connections.<br />
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Office 1 has an internal network of 192.168.10.0, Router internal IP is 192.168.10.254<br />
Office 2 has an internal network of 192.168.0.0, Router internal IP is 192.168.0.1<br />
Both routers are Draytek 2830's<br />
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I want to setup a link between the two offices so that staff can access files between the two.<br />
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What is the best way to achieve this and how do I actually do it. &nbsp;I'd rather not break my routers as I tinker about trying to get it right.<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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Ok,  I have two offices geographically separate both with fibre broadband connections.

Office 1 has an internal network of 192.168.10.0, Router internal IP is 192.168.10.254
Office 2 has an internal network of 192.168.0.0, Router internal IP is 192.168.0.1
Both routers are Draytek 2830's

I want to setup a link between the two offices so that staff can access files between the two.

What is the best way to achieve this and how do I actually do it.  I'd rather not break my routers as I tinker about trying to get it right.

Thanks in advance.

Connecting two LAN's across the Internet

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries, organized in abstraction layers, traditionally called "Link," "Internet," "Transport" and "Application”. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the Internet. IP defines packet structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered. It also defines addressing methods that are used to label the datagram with source and destination information.

Internet Protocols

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.