Setting up vpn?

Energize · 13 Dec 2006 at 12:58

I do I set my pc/router up for vpn? I want to be able to connect to it through umts using my pocket pc and have the data encrypted.

oddjob62 · 13 Dec 2006 at 14:38

Depends on the router. Does it support VPN endpoint?

Energize · 13 Dec 2006 at 14:44

It's a netgear DG834, there is a vpn wizard on it if that helps? I don't know what endpoint is though.

ruffneck · 13 Dec 2006 at 16:42

think that router might only be VPN pass through??

I could be wrong

Andy298 · 13 Dec 2006 at 17:12

Energize said:
It's a netgear DG834, there is a vpn wizard on it if that helps? I don't know what endpoint is though.

VPN end point is when you can initiate a VPN tunnel to somewhere else that supports VPN client or VPN end point, if that makes sense? You need this if your gonna want to host a VPN connection.
And yes, that router should have VPN end point

Energize · 14 Dec 2006 at 19:03

What do I do now?

oddjob62 · 14 Dec 2006 at 19:50

Energize said:
What do I do now?

Unfortunately i don't know that router at all. I'm a Vigor man... and it's very easy on them,.. just set up a remote worker user account and tick the PPTP box.

lokkers · 14 Dec 2006 at 20:40

with my DG384, all i did was setup VPN on the target machine (my fileserver) and forward the VPN port (1723) to that IP (check in firewall rules - there's already a preset rule for VPN passthough).

Energize · 14 Dec 2006 at 21:24

Won't I have to setup some software on my pc as well as configure the router?

lokkers · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:16

yes you need to enable incoming connections (VPN) in Network Connections. I would then assign a static IP to the machine, and set the rule in the router to forward traffic onto that IP.