Netgear router question

Hello, I have a Netgear Prosafe VPN Firewall FBG318. I have configured
a VPN, hoping that I would be able to connect to my network when I was
traveling. Is it true that I have to purchase a VPN client license
from Netgear to make this work. I was hoping to just use the XP VPN
client.
Thanks!

"Japhy" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Hello, I have a Netgear Prosafe VPN Firewall FBG318.

No such beast on the Netgear web pile. Are you sure it's not an
FVS318?
| http://www.netgear.com/Products/VPNa...rs/FVS318.aspx
What hardware version? v1, v2, or v3 ????

>I have configured
>a VPN, hoping that I would be able to connect to my network when I was
>traveling.

Yes, XP should work. Are you using PPTP or IPSec? The FVS318
supports both. (It also does L2TP but I don't wanna go there).

If PPTP, it will work with just the simple VPN setup and the type of
VPN set to automagic. See:
| http://www.windowsecurity.com/articl...indows-XP.html
for instructions.

>Is it true that I have to purchase a VPN client license
>from Netgear to make this work. I was hoping to just use the XP VPN
>client.

With IPSec it's a complex mess. Start with the typical VPN
instructions such as:
| http://www.windowsecurity.com/articl...indows-XP.html
Then, enter the IPSec specific settings are under:
Right click on the VPN icon after you create it.
Properties -> Security -> IPSec Settings

Some clues on setting up the FVS318 end for IPSec. See:
| http://www.vpnc.org/InteropProfiles/...VS318%20vpn%22

Monitor the log output in the FVS318 for error messages and clues.

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