Just getting a DSL line is pretty cheap. Using a DSL like to test lets you remove a lot more of your network from the equation than vpn'ing out or tunneling stuff over tor. Plus if your main connection out ever went down (not that _yours_ would, but that might factor into the decision making process for smaller institutions) you could get out via DSL. A previous employer had a couple EVDO cards/dongles for laptops to fulfill the same goals -- external testing and emergency access. Samuel Liston Library Technology Analyst, Oceanside PL email: [log in to unmask] desk: 760-435-5628 cell: 760-521-4065