jaguarpriest, was this information of any help to you?
--Rob
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Browse All TopicsHere is my gear:
SBS 2003 Server:
Netgear FVS114 Router with latest firmware of 1.01_1
1 remote office
3 or 4 mobile exec's via laptops or at home using their linksys routers (Don't want to do any Router to Router VPN)
Questions:
1. I just buoght the FVS114 because it was 59.00 as apposed to 199.00 for the linksys RV042.
I need to save some money for the small company, however if justified i'll spend the extra money.
I didn't realize the "ProSafe VPN Client" software was "SEPERARTE" and didn't come in the box. My bad, however I have heard that I can use this router with OTHER 3rd party VPN client/solutions. Does anyone know which is the cheapest (if not Free) way to do this. End results should be to simpy have a laptop at starbucks hook up to this router OR server successfully. I don't mind long instructions.
2. I also have SBS2003 with RAS turned on and i've tested it within the network and connects. My problem was working with Linksys BESX41 and LinksysWRV54G routers. I could not get the quickvpn to work with the 54G and the Port forwarding of 1723 failed to establish a connection. i know that this may be because of the GRE compliance with protocol 47. Understood.
Aside from port 1723 forwarded to the windows 2003 SBS VPN server. what else should I forward if needed. Does anyone know if this router will support Passthrough. I know the checkbox is there, but linksys routers have the same "Allow IPsec" passthrough and they didn't work. I've tested it within the network WITHOUT any router and SBS and XP connected.
Which is best. Having the router handle the connections (have to buy Netgear client software) OR letting SBS answer the connection requests and connect via that route.
WIll this router work for this?
Thank you in advanced for any response.
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by: RobWillPosted on 2006-02-24 at 13:10:11ID: 16042357
Several options and answers here.
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-If you have mobile clients and a remote office, you really should have a second hardware VPN router for the remote office so that you can create a branch-to-branch connection, making it a bi-directional tunnel allowing services to all users. As for the make of hardware, you could use another Netgear to make life simple, or switch both locations to the Linksys RV042, as you suggested, is a good solution. Either way it is much easier to configure with matching hardware. As for the mobile users the ProSafe client or the Windows PPTP VPN client, if using the Windows VPN server service, would be ideal.
-As for hardware VPN vs. Windows software VPN, the hardware solution will give you slightly better performance as it is hardware dedicated to doing the encrypting and un-encrypting, and it is more secure as no ports need to be opened and it will use stronger encryption in the form of IPSEC.
-To the best of my knowledge the Linksys WRV54G is not compatible with the QuickVPN client
-Both the BESX41 and the WRV54G need to have "enable PPTP pass through" checked as well as port 1723 forwarded to use the Windows VPN
-As for clients, the Netgear will use the Netgear ProSafe client, Safenet Client, and the GreenBow client, all of which are about the same price, I would recommend using the ProSafe as you at least qualify for support with Netgear, though their support is rather pitiful.
Cong figure ProSafe VPN & client: clienthttp://kbserver.netg