VPN tunnel.

nintenjo · 17 Dec 2013 at 09:40

I dont know much about VPN's apart from the fact i use one to connect to my office network most days using a Cisco Any Connect app on mac / windows / mobile in order to access our remote network.

Is there a way for me to setup my router to open this connection and serve it to all home connected devices in 1 go? (is this even what a VPN tunnel is?)

I currently have a WAG320N router, but can buy a different one if this isnt possible?

meandu229 · 17 Dec 2013 at 09:46

Some routers can do site to site VPN (e.g billion 7800n) but I dont think you will have much luck finding one that supports Cisco's proprietary VPN technology. I guess you could have a computer as a gateway which sets up the vpn and then all your traffic is routed via that computer a raspberry pi should be able to do this assuming there is a linux/arm Cisco vpn client. But this would require quite a bit of tweaking I think.

nintenjo · 17 Dec 2013 at 10:22

i have a windows PC on my network that is always on, could i use this PC to route it? if so how do i tell my network to use that gates for VPN traffic?

bremen1874 · 17 Dec 2013 at 11:48

Is the local network accessible when the VPN is up? They're often configured so you're connected to one network, or the other, not both.

Who provides/controls the VPN? Have they sanctioned your activities?

nintenjo · 17 Dec 2013 at 12:10

The local network is accessible when its active,it creates a new virtual network device when its active which is what it uses for all the VPN network activity.

And yes they are fine with it.. (bit of a random question).