VPN using Netgear FYS318...What needs to be done?

[solomyn]

Hey there,
I recently volunteered to be the IT support person for a local non-profit organization. The org is some distance from me (about 40 miles). Because of this, I would like to configure a VPN to their network (it's a routed network), and remote controll their PCs and Server. Here is what they have:

DSL connection to the internet. They have a routed network, with a Netgear FYS318 router. They have a static IP assigned to the router. The router is also their DHCP server. They are running Server 2000 for a domain controller, and it also acts as their web server.

At my house, I don't have a static IP. I have cable to the internet. What I want to be able to do is to connect to their network via VPN, and service their network. What would this entail? I have never worked with VPN, and I know the router is a VPN endpoint. Do I need any other software (besides the remote controll software (I'm going to use Dameware's mini remote))?

When I try to hit the IP of the router from my house, I get forwarded to the webserver (their web page comes up). I would imagine that's some sort of port forwarding that they have...would this interfere?

Any help would be greatly appreciated (by me, and the org!).

Thanks,
Kyle Pendleton

 

[solomyn]

Can anyone help me with this???

 

[TimRegester]

I am just looking at the Netgear FVS318. you need the VPN client software on your PC and all the details you therefore need off the router/vpn endpoint to allow this client to connect. Remote Control software on it's own will not work.

 

[ROUTERKID1]

You need to get the public ip address that is assigned to the router at the ORG. Then you need to make sure the router will accept a VPN tunnell over the internet.

 

[bchizary]

try the netgear vpn client software- we have a netgear router in the office and remote users can access the network using the netgear Prosafe VPN client, they always have different ip addresses when they connect (soem dial up other adsl at home etc) so this may be what you need