VPN Newbie 1

[explosivo]

I have been searching the forums and I hope you guys don't think this question is similar to anyone elses...but I need to ask it for my needs Sorry!

In theory... creating a VPN connection seems simple but this is just a theory.

Background
I have a Windows 2000 Server as my workstation at home. I have cable internet access with a BEFSR41 (Reg. Cable router). I want to connect to my work network which has cable internet access with a WRV54G (VPN) Router.

Home Network->BESR41<->Internet<->WRV54G->Office Network

Home Config
Internal Net - 192.168.1.X Other PC's
BESR41 - 192.168.1.1 LAN PORT
Internet - 24.X.X.X WAN PORT

Work Config
Internet - 24.X.X.X WAN PORT
WRV54G - 10.178.1.114 LAN PORT
Internal Net - 10.178.1.X Other PC's


Questions
1. Do I configure IPSec on my workstation (win2ksrv) at home only or do I need a VPN router also.

2. Do I need to configure a win2ksrv at work as a VPN Server or does the WRV54G do this?

3. If I do need a VPN Server do i need to configure IPSec on this win2ksrv to communicate to the WRV54G.

4. Or does the WRV54G plain suck and I should buy another.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

1. WRV54G has duild-n VPN, you can setup IPSec on the workstation to access WRV54G. However, many people have reported that they have difficulty to do so.

2. Setup w2k VPN is a simple way to achieve. For more tips or information, go to

http://www.ms-mvps.com

check setup VPN link.


Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[doug04]

2 ways to VPN:
1. router to router.. get another VPN router and make a tunnel between the two. Doesn't matter if you use IPsec or not, as long as they both are set to the same protocol/settings.
2. Client to VPN server. In this case, you do need a server machine as the VPN server to &quot;log into&quot;. The router would just pass-through the VPN connection to the server, which would have another NIC connected to the LAN so you can access it.

 

[cfisherFrwy]

Doug04 - I am trying to accomplish the exact same thing here that eddiej is...

XP Pro<->BEFSR41<->Internet<->WRV54G<->Work LAN

Server at work would be NT4SP6, or my desktop XP Pro.

You mention the server would need a &quot;another&quot; [second?] NIC??

Any more light you could shed on this would be appreciated.

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

if you have a router, you don't need two NICs. quoted from

http://www.ms-mvps.com

Interface(s) for VPN server. If your network doesn't have a router or the VPN is also a gateway, your computer must have at least two interfaces, one connecting to the Internet and another connecting to the LAN. If you have a router, you just need one NIC.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ms-mvps.com