Below is a link to the user guide for the Netgear SRXN3205 router I have on the way. It uses wizards to configure various kinds of VNPs. Look at chapter 6 to see some of the options.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5314 I'll configure my router as a gateway, (eg single public, static IP provided by Suddenlink that can be seen over the WAN, and I use static private IPs for the local computers that are hidden from the internet; rather, than as a router where each PC has its own private IP. Regards, LelandJ On 10/19/2010 04:38 PM, Leland Jackson wrote: > This may help: > > http://documentation.netgear.com/fvs336g/enu/202-10257-01/FVS336G_RM-04-09.html > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > > On 10/19/2010 04:30 PM, Leland Jackson wrote: >> On 10/19/2010 04:09 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) >>> <foxh...@information-architecture.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'll put in another vote for LogMeIn. So easy, even a "user" can do it >>>> (even *me*). >>> So, if the "user" is on a LAN with one of those non-routable IP >>> addresses (10.0.0.12, for example) sitting behind a couple of routers >>> and firewalls, he can set up LogMeIn on his machine, then install it >>> at home, and access his machine, through the LAN, the routers and the >>> InterTubes? Is there anything that needs to be set up on the routers? >>> Sounds like Magic to me. >>> >> The following is from the Netgear ProSafe Wireless-N VPN >> Firewall SRXN3205: >> >> >> Most router allow one of two WAN modes: >> >> 1) Network Address Translation (NAT). This technique allows several >> computers on a LAN to >> share the same Internet connection (IP address) while using private IP >> address on the LAN, >> which are hidden from the Internet. >> >> 2) Classical Routing. This method allows the firewall to perform the >> routing, but requires >> separate valid static Internet IP address for each PC on your LAN. >> >> Network Address Translation >> >> Network Address Translation (NAT) allows all PCs on your LAN to share a >> single public Internet >> IP address. From the Internet, there is only a single device (the VPN >> firewall) and a single IP >> address. PCs on your LAN can use any private IP address range, and these >> IP addresses are not >> visible from the Internet. >> >> The VPN firewall uses NAT to select the correct PC (on your LAN) to >> receive any incoming >> data. >> >> If you only have a single public Internet IP address, you MUST use NAT. >> (the default setting). >> If your ISP has provided you with multiple public IP addresses, you can >> use one address as the >> primary shared address for Internet access by your PCs, and you can map >> incoming traffic on >> the other public IP addresses to specific PCs on your LAN. This >> one-to-one inbound mapping >> is configured using an inbound firewall rule. >> >> >> >> Classical Routing >> >> In classical routing mode, the VPN firewall performs routing, but >> without NAT. To gain Internet >> access, each PC on your LAN must have a valid static Internet IP address. >> If your ISP has allocated a number of static IP addresses to you, and >> you have assigned one of >> these addresses to each PC, you can choose classical routing. Or, you >> can use classical routing for >> routing private IP addresses within a campus environment. >> >> >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/4cbe1b96.6090...@mail.smvfp.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
