VPN client access through a router

Am I right in thinking that most/all broadband firewall routers can pass VPN
traffic (possibly with specific ports needing to be opened in the firewall)
so that a VPN client on a "private LAN" PC can access a VPN endpoint on a
company's server?

I know that the ability of a router to act as a VPN endpoint (eg into a
company LAN) is a feature that not all routers have, but nothing special is
needed for passing client traffic, is it?

"Martin Underwood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:42ac1c0e$0$41922
$(E-Mail Removed):

> nothing special is
> needed for passing client traffic, is it?

We had a lot of trouble getting a Netgear VPN to work with the client
behind a NAT. Their silly software is so confusing that we chucked the
box and got a better one that you can just set up a Windows VPN with.
So it partially depends upon what hardware/software is being used.

Our current setup requires no port forwarding at the client end but there
are configurations which might require a router with a VPN pass through
feature.

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I have Linksys WAG54 wireless router & can confirm I can aCcess my
companies server \vpn, via some Equant software.

It does diasble my magic mail monitor unfortunately; and will only
reactivay=te when vpn disconnected.



Martin Underwood wrote:
> Am I right in thinking that most/all broadband firewall routers can pass VPN
> traffic (possibly with specific ports needing to be opened in the firewall)
> so that a VPN client on a "private LAN" PC can access a VPN endpoint on a
> company's server?
>
> I know that the ability of a router to act as a VPN endpoint (eg into a
> company LAN) is a feature that not all routers have, but nothing special is
> needed for passing client traffic, is it?

I have Linksys WAG54 wireless router & can confirm I can access my
companies server through a vpn, via some Equant software.


It does diasble my magic mail monitor unfortunately; and will only
reactivate when vpn disconnected.

"Martin Underwood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:42ac1c0e$0$41922$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Am I right in thinking that most/all broadband firewall routers can pass
> VPN traffic (possibly with specific ports needing to be opened in the
> firewall) so that a VPN client on a "private LAN" PC can access a VPN
> endpoint on a company's server?
>
> I know that the ability of a router to act as a VPN endpoint (eg into a
> company LAN) is a feature that not all routers have, but nothing special
> is needed for passing client traffic, is it?
>

I have a netgear DG834G it can be used to pass VPN.

However on my original release of the firmware this facility didn't work. My
second release of firmware it worked but the router froze up every few hours
and needed to be powered on and off. With my third release of firmware VPN
works and no freezes. It could have been easier but at least it had a happy
ending.

I think the previous firmware versions were 1.03 1.04. My good current
version is 1.05.00.

On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:27:08 +0100, Martin Underwood in message
<news:42ac1c0e$0$41922$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Am I right in thinking that most/all broadband firewall routers can pass VPN
> traffic (possibly with specific ports needing to be opened in the firewall)
> so that a VPN client on a "private LAN" PC can access a VPN endpoint on a
> company's server?
>

Yes.

I think there may be some that don;t allow VPN passthrough, but I haven't
seen one.

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On 12 Jun 2005 07:01:26 -0700, Gel in message
<news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com> wrote:

> I have Linksys WAG54 wireless router & can confirm I can aCcess my
> companies server \vpn, via some Equant software.
>
> It does diasble my magic mail monitor unfortunately; and will only
> reactivay=te when vpn disconnected.

That is probably due to a specific setting. Which can be overridden by the
server side anyhow.

It depends on your particular VPN client, but most of them have a setting
somewhere to "allow local LAN Access", which would give you normal access
to the router and beyond.

But that only works if the server is also set to allow it, and most
corporates don't, for security reasons.


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