How do you set up a VPN?

[Saajid]

You need to state EXPLICITLY -- what the bank is worth.

I have advised you.

Think used / re-furb , think 877 W think 2610XM ( with ADSL WIC ) Think CISCO THINK.


MW

OK I've been thinking... My budget is about R1200, but I can go up to about R2000 if the device is really that good. Will consider used/refurbished as well. Can you provide a link for the specs of this Cisco device, and any suppliers? Will check Google as well.

Just put the router in bridge mode and let the server 2003 dial the PPPoE session. If you do this you can configure RRAS to handle as many VPN connections as you need.

Just put the router in bridge mode and let the server 2003 dial the PPPoE session. If you do this you can configure RRAS to handle as many VPN connections as you need.

I've thought of this... but will it work? If I do this, does it mean that I don't have to worry about VPN passthrough, and how many concurrent VPN tunnels the modem can support?

Also, I'm a bit worried of exposing my server to direct internet traffic. Don't know why, but it just doesn't feel right. Also it then means the 2003 box effectively becomes the router, and I need to set up the wireless network on this box, as well as DHCP, DynDNS, etc. Which means this box now becomes really important to the network, and I can't just reboot it when I want/need etc.

 

[MidnightWizard]

Cisco

OK I've been thinking... My budget is about R1200, but I can go up to about R2000 if the device is really that good. Will consider used/refurbished as well.
Can you provide a link for the specs of this Cisco device, and any suppliers? Will check Google as well.

Some of the bigger ISP's give their business clients these routers.

Think you can also get then on Telkom premium VPN accounts.

Just go to the Cisco site for specs


There are a couple of guys around in SA that are selling Cisco used / re-furb
Should be able to find them with Google.
Stuff is all out there -- just gotta mix in the right circles
IF not then drop me a PM.

You may also want to look at a PIX -- EOL now but still working ( and does VPN ) should be able to pick one up cheep.

( Guy in the US said he got one at a garage sale for US$ 5 )

Which means this box now becomes really important to the network, and I can't just reboot it when I want/need etc.

IF you get lucky get a router as well as a PIX

Router will do DHCP / DynDNS / basic firewall / VPN server / QOS and everything in between.

Go Cisco -- or -- Go Broke


MW

 

[ramar]

While Cisco devices are great I very much doubt you would be able to pick one up within your budget (even second hand) and if you do not have much experience with cisco, setting it up may be a bit tricky. There are plenty of lower cost ADSL modems/routers that will do the job.

The Dlink DSL-G804V is very reasonable (approx R1500) and allows up to 16 ipsec vpn tunnels (4 PPTP). Billion / Linksys etc also have similar models.

 

[Saajid]

While Cisco devices are great I very much doubt you would be able to pick one up within your budget (even second hand) and if you do not have much experience with cisco, setting it up may be a bit tricky. There are plenty of lower cost ADSL modems/routers that will do the job.

The Dlink DSL-G804V is very reasonable (approx R1500) and allows up to 16 ipsec vpn tunnels (4 PPTP). Billion / Linksys etc also have similar models.

Agreed. The cheapest 2nd hand Cisco device that I could find that meets my needs is 500 USD on eBay.

I was thinking of going with the Netgear DG834:

Static and Dynamic Routing with TCP/IP, VPN pass-through (IPSec, L2TP, PPTP), NAT, UDP, RIP, PPPoE, PPPoA, Classical IP, DNS, DHCP (client & server)

.....

VPN Functionality: NAT traversal (VPN pass-through) for IPSec, PPTP and L2TP VPNs, supports up to 5 IPsec end points

I'll check out the Dlink DSL-G804V in the meantime. Are there any particular models of Linksys, Billion that you can recommend?

 

[ramar]

Billion 7402X - Approx R1800 - 16 IPSec + 3G support

Might be wrong about linksys - seems the ADSL routers they do only support passthrough.

 

[MidnightWizard]

Miner

Agreed. The cheapest 2nd hand Cisco device that I could find that meets my needs is 500 USD on eBay.

You must be looking in the wrong place then

I got mine for R1000.00

/ end of my input


MW

 

[ponder]

I would run OpenVPN on something like OpenBSD simply due to OpenBSD's focus on security. Probably not the easiest route though.