oleol Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 I want to setup a VPN into my network at work DWAY CS has just told me I cannot do that, as I have DW-6000 ($60/mo), consumer edition (or something like that) and I would have to upgrade to the Professional edition (or something like that $100/mo). Does anyone know if he was correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwells248 Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 My vpn would not work over my consumer account. I had to upgrade to professional. The professional edition has a static ip address, which is the key to getting most vpn clients to work. Some vpn clients will work without a static ip address. Bottom line is you'll need a vpn that doesn't request a static ip or you need to get a static ip address, which may mean upgrading to professional. It's probably worth asking if you can get a static ip address for the account you have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presleyhome Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 I use the Cisco VPN client (version 4.0.3) to get into work. Works OK here with the DW6000 CE. The speed will be slow, so expect that. It does work fine though. Addionally, our company uses IPSec over the vpn. Enable Transparent Tunneling - Should be enabled in most cases, with one of the two following IPSec protocols enabled. I could not get IPSec over TCP to connect, but when I tried IPSec over UDP it connected right away. This is something you may want to check with your IT folks. See if the VPN gateway host supports IPSec over UDP, as it appears to directly support a NAT'd client. 1. IPSec over UDP (NAT/PAT) <-Default in most cases. 2. IPSec over TCP - Ports available 80, 90, 900, & 2020 Peer response timeout (seconds): Should be left at 90 Several ports and protocols are used, or can be used by vpn. Your firewall should allow you to pass the following: Protocols 50 and 51 UDP 500 For IPSec Over UDP UDP 4500 For IPSec over TCP TCP 80 TCP 90 TCP 900 TCP 2020. Jim P . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleol Posted June 3, 2005 Author CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 I would assume the only reason one would need a static IP address is that a dhcp address can be lost if the device (DW6000) is powered off long enough to lose it's reservation.....we have reservations setup for 7 days on our dhcp server at work. Anyone know the length of time Hughes has it's dhcp server set up to keep reservations? I also would assume that the VPN cannot detect whether your have a static IP address or if you have a dhcp address. I guess I will have to get it setup and give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwells248 Posted June 3, 2005 CID Share Posted June 3, 2005 Yes, definately give your vpn client a try. Hopefully you have one that doesn't require a static ip. I believe it is the NAT that is the problem with some clients, not the dhcp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_23805 Posted June 19, 2005 CID Share Posted June 19, 2005 I'm using the DW 4000 with Cisco VPN 4.05d. It works, as stated earlier. When you try vpn, make sure to try different mtu settings, lower then normal. My cisco vpn connection will set the mtu to 1300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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