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Multiple IPsec pass through. Will any router do that????

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dieselBREATH

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Mar 14, 2001
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I have a small office that uses VPN client software to connect to a VPN server. This office has 4 work stations running the VPN client software and only one person can establish a tunnel at a time. As it turns out, most low end routers can only handle one IPsec tunnel at a time. Currently, this remote office uses a WRT54G Linksys router.

Does anyone know of an affordable solution for my dilema?

Thanks!

DieselBREATH
 
Cisco routers can achieve your requirementsl, however they are not cheap
 
Check out the Netgear product line, I was trying to double check the WGR614...I have one that I run two IPSEC clients through daily, but I am not sure if it supports this normally or if we are doing something special with the client software.

Alex
 


you can get an 806 (or PIX 501) for about $400. use it as a ipsec tunnel endpoint and run EzVPN and that will be that. i have this running at several of our Remote Offices connecting to our 3000 Concentrator. I suggest going with the 806 if all you have are client PC's behind it. Plus you will not face restrictions (licensing) that the PIX has. Use CBAC to firewall it.

i think there is a netgear router that allows 8 tunnels but it cost about $200. if you are going to spend that kind of loot, why not spend the extra $200 and get what will work the best.

-gC-

 
I do not have a choice on the tunnel end point. It is a 3rd party requirement. They also dictate the client software used to connect to their end point. I simply need a solution that will allow multible and simultanious IPsec tunnels to pass through.

Thanks for your help.

dieselBREATH
 
The issue is likely that you're using NAT on your side. There's a good thread that helped me: thread463-780505. It probably won't help you, but it has a pretty good explanation of the problem.
 
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