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I need a recommendation for a broadband router - I've checked old threads and there's nothing specific that I want...
I am trying to setup a VPN with my colleague, with his computer running the VPN through the built in windows stuff. He is on cable broadband, using the Linksys WRT54G router. The problm is that this router apparently cannot handle IP 47 which is needed for VPN tunneling. Even though technically it is meant to support VPN tunneling. The result is that we need to get a new wireless router for him, that will work.
Does anyone have a router that they KNOW will work in this scenario, i.e. not one that only says it will. From reading around on the internet it seems that a lot of routers have similar problems.
cheers
I am trying to setup a VPN with my colleague, with his computer running the VPN through the built in windows stuff. He is on cable broadband, using the Linksys WRT54G router. The problm is that this router apparently cannot handle IP 47 which is needed for VPN tunneling. Even though technically it is meant to support VPN tunneling. The result is that we need to get a new wireless router for him, that will work.
Does anyone have a router that they KNOW will work in this scenario, i.e. not one that only says it will. From reading around on the internet it seems that a lot of routers have similar problems.
cheers
We use a Draytek Vigor2600plus. It's an ADSL modem (because the Broadband is from BT) and it's not wireless, but it supports 16 concurrent VPN tunnels.
Most routers support between 1 and 5, but 16 is a very nice amount.
I'm sure they do a wireless one without the built-in ADSL modem.
It's a fantastic unit. Totally recommend it.
Most routers support between 1 and 5, but 16 is a very nice amount.
I'm sure they do a wireless one without the built-in ADSL modem.
It's a fantastic unit. Totally recommend it.
If you are running NAT then most routers including your Linksys are happy to support IPSEC and PPTP outbound to a VPN server.
Not sure of any lower end stuff that does it but
Netscren 5GT works inbound uses Mapped IP for PPTP(if you want to read the docs on it) and can be a IPSEC endpoint itself for up to 10 concurrent connections.
Not cheap though
Not sure of any lower end stuff that does it but
Netscren 5GT works inbound uses Mapped IP for PPTP(if you want to read the docs on it) and can be a IPSEC endpoint itself for up to 10 concurrent connections.
Not cheap though
malman said:
If you are running NAT then most routers including your Linksys are happy to support IPSEC and PPTP outbound to a VPN server.
Not sure of any lower end stuff that does it but
Netscren 5GT works inbound uses Mapped IP for PPTP(if you want to read the docs on it) and can be a IPSEC endpoint itself for up to 10 concurrent connections.
Not cheap though
Outbound is fine (even on my "world's worst router Nokia IP55"), it's incoming that's the problem.
malman said:
If you are running NAT then most routers including your Linksys are happy to support IPSEC and PPTP outbound to a VPN server.
Not sure of any lower end stuff that does it but
Netscren 5GT works inbound uses Mapped IP for PPTP(if you want to read the docs on it) and can be a IPSEC endpoint itself for up to 10 concurrent connections.
Not cheap though
As above - Draytek supports incoming vpn connections, wither from individual clients or other firewalls.
m12_nathan said:
If you are running NAT then most routers including your Linksys are happy to support IPSEC and PPTP outbound to a VPN server.
Not sure of any lower end stuff that does it but
Netscren 5GT works inbound uses Mapped IP for PPTP(if you want to read the docs on it) and can be a IPSEC endpoint itself for up to 10 concurrent connections.
Not cheap though
As above - Draytek supports incoming vpn connections, wither from individual clients or other firewalls.
That draytek looks quite good. Seems to have all the features you could want plus they have wireless versions. Not bad value for money by the look of it. Anyone got one running (with tunnels etc)?
I'll stick to the Netscreens for day to day business use as I have them with proven uptime on various customer site links and the tunnels are rock solid. Unlike the symantecs I tried (what a pile of yellow S^%t). The drayteks could come in handy for customers with squeeky tight budgets though
I'm running one with 2 tunnels at the moment, never had to reboot it other than after a config change or once when my ADSL provider 
ed up and a reboot was needed at my end to get connected again.
One of my clients just bought 300 of them to deploy to home workers.
The trade prices are pretty good too.
ed up and a reboot was needed at my end to get connected again. One of my clients just bought 300 of them to deploy to home workers.
The trade prices are pretty good too.
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