VPN - Linksys BEFVP41

[jfesler]

Here's the setup: Business with NT 4.0 Server (PDC) We just installed a BEFVP41 Linksys Router with VPN capabilities. We will have 1 remote user with a DSL connection. I am currently trying to test the new router with a dial up account through Earthlink. I have the VPN configured on the router, I can get connected via my pc. The problem is, once I am connected, I cannot see anything on the network. I can not ping any internal addresses. I can not browse the network. This is my first experience with the Linksys BEFVP41. Linksys Tech support is a joke. They couldn't even tell us how to configure the connection to the router, we had to "trial and error" that one. Of course, they say it can be done... Do I need to setup RAS on the server?

Thanks!!!

[Sol]

When I set up VPN for the office where I work, RAS had to be enabled on the server.

[jfesler]

What type of connection method were you using? What kind of router??

Thanks...

[Sol]

Connection: 256k
Server: NT 4.0 SP6a
Router: 3Com OfficeConnect

The router had to have VPN initialized on it (a simple code purchased from 3Com). There were a lot of settings that needed to be made correctly on the router, such as the security keys and the type of connection, etc. If you're able to connect to your router, it's my guess that you have the client and router set correctly.

However, until I installed RAS on the server (on the network I was accessing), I could not browse anything on the network or hit the internal mail server. Once I set up RAS, all was golden.

For making the connection from the outside, I used a variety of connection types including dial-up, cable, and dsl.