Connect Linksys BEFVP41 to Cisco Router at Corp Office?

[compudata]

I have a client who had a working VPN system, then the home office decided to switch to a Cisco router, and had them ship the 1 desktop PC and 4 laptops back to the IS department for reconfiguration. (I only handle the DSL connection for them.)

Upon return, each PC has Cisco's Software VPN client installed, which works fine if the guys with the laptops are out in the field dialing in to their personal ISP and connecting over the VPN to the corporate office. BUT, if they are in the office, and want to share the 1.54Mbps DSL connection, only ONE user at a time can connect through the BEFSR81 router that is currently in place in the office. The moment a second user tries to access the VPN, the first user gets a message "IP ADDRESS TERMINATED BY PEER" (something like that).

I understand that these routers can only handle ONE IPSec connection at a time. SO, is my answer to get a Linksys BEFVP41 router, and set up a router to router tunnel so that when the laptops are in the office, they can access the Corporate servers throught the router->router tunnel, instead of their individual software clients?

If so, should I use the VPN connection info for the one desktop PC to establish that router to router tunnel? How do I set this up? What will the laptops need to do when they come into the office and plug into the LAN to access the resources over the VPN?

Thanks for your replies,
Jim

 

[MattWray]

You're on the right track. You will only use a client when not in the office. The VPN will be invisible to all users. You can map drives for them or set up shortcuts.
The only configuration will be on the routers.

http://kb.linksys.com/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=955022

If you search the Linksys Knowledge Base for VPN, they have step by step instructions on a Linksys to Cisco IPSec tunnel....

Thanks,

Matt Wray
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, CCNA

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