I have a telecommuting job for a large s/w company, but want to telecommute from somewhere warmer in the US for a couple of months, and don't want to let my boss know 
Can the IT dept easily know my whereabouts if my boss asks them?
I am using a company laptop and use the following s/w to connect:
- Verizon air card (completely 100% my own) - based on Qualcomm 3G CDMA
- VPN client: Cisco v 4.8.x or higher
- VOIP soft phone: Cisco Communicator 2.x (I use this for internal conf. calls)
- MyDesktop: is a company proprietaty software, which allows system admins to automatically upgrade your laptop with upgrades; and a central location for IT messages/warnings. Also supplies licensed sw delivery
My initial guess is that the company's VPN server will be able to see the VPN connection request coming from an IP address that is owned by Verizon. However, what I am worried about, is that the cell tower / satelite uplink company name will be added to the foot print, such as "Florida Telco", "Hawaii Telco", etc...
Thanks in advance !!
Thank you for the responses already received. Please note the following clarification to my question...
Based on the information provided earlier, and from a *purely technical standpoint* ...
1. does my company have the technical means to find out my general geographical location - if I am dialing in from a different state?
2. If so, how can they know?
3. Is it possible for me to block that info?
Thanks again
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Do it legit. Take a look at your companies wireless policy and see if there are any restrictions. Also make sure your meeting all the company security requirements for you connections. Once you meet all the policy requirements your good to go.
Your manager shouldn't care about your physical location as long as all policies are being followed. Heck I'd tell all my co-works and managers if I was going to work on the beach in Florida for the next two months. Just to rub their noses in it.
I routinely travel and use Hotel and remote sites connections for my VPN and no one seems to notice.