Setup Netgear ADSL modem for VPN

[killkom]

Hi

I want to setup my Home Netgear Router to VPN into my offices internet network.

I sort of understand how I need to setup the netgear Modem for VPN but I don't have another netgear device to connect to at the office so what can I used and how do I set it that my ADSL modem creates a VPN connection with my office?

 

[shadow_man]

Without seeing the hardware it would be far easier to do as follows:

1.) Setup ADSL on netgear at home
2.) GET VPN details for work.
3.) Create a VPN connection from WITHIN your OS e.g. Windows.
4.) No need to involve the router.

If that doesn't work for you then you need to read the router manual.

J

Hi

I want to setup my Home Netgear Router to VPN into my offices internet network.

I sort of understand how I need to setup the netgear Modem for VPN but I don't have another netgear device to connect to at the office so what can I used and how do I set it that my ADSL modem creates a VPN connection with my office?

 

[killkom]

Thanks for the reply

I have no VPN server at the office but I do have a windows server there that I can use but I don't know what to install on it

I would prefer the VPN to be done by the modem then my network at home will pretty much be the network at work this is what I am trying to achieve here

The ADSL modem is a 834G V4 netgear I have heard of thegreenbow vpn client but if I install that at the office I would have to initiate the vpn connection from there but I want to do it from home rather

 

[Pada]

You should be able to setup a PPTP VPN server on your Windows Server at your office.

I highly doubt that your ADSL modem will be able to establish a PPTP VPN connection over its PPPoE connection to your ISP.
Most routers would try to establish the PPTP VPN over Ethernet, which won't work for you.

Letting your whole home connect to your office via a VPN isn't recommended, unless your office network is well protected from the inside/VPN clients.

If you really need to give your whole home VPN access to your office, then you can always buy a MikroTik RB750 (~R400 incl VAT, ex shipping) and establish the VPN from it to your office.
With the MikroTik RB750 you can give everyone in your home access via the VPN, without routing all your other Internet traffic through the VPN, but for this you'll need some knowledge about IP routing - but we'll be able to assist you there if you need help.

For a start, I would suggest that you setup the PPTP VPN server at your office and then just try to establish a connection from your own PC, before going out to buy a router to connect to the VPN server.

Lastly, if your office does not have a static IP address for its Internet connection, then you'll need to setup Dynamic DNS. The MikroTik router's don't really work well with Dynamic IP addresses, so you'll have to script something to update it every hour or so.

 

[eddief1]

What version of windows server do you have at your office ?