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More info?)
Jeff, you are indeed Da Man!
Thanks for the reply. The information
you provided was very informative. I do have yet another question,
though. What is the benefit of having the wireless enabled on my
WGR614v1 while using the wireless features of my DI-624? The DI-624, in
conjunction with my WG511T, will cover all areas of my home without any
problems. In reference to disabling he DHCP feature in my DI-624, I did
that when I decided to use the DI-624 as an access point only. Anyway,
I'm always willing to learn so go ahead, my friend, and teach. (laugh)
Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:50:30 GMT, Doug Jamal <bishiv6AT@yahooDOT.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hey guys, I need a little info regarding VPN. I'm not sure if this is
>>possible, but here goes. My current setup is:
>>
>>OS: Windows XP Pro
>>PC: Compaq Notebook (Presario 2110US)
>>Router: Netgear WGR614v1 (wireless disabled / router mode)
>>AP: D-Link DI-624 (AP mode)
>>Card: Netgear WG511T
>>
>>Is it possible to communicate via VPN between my notebook and my AP?
>>Does VPN even work in that manner? If so, how can I set it up? My AP
>>is connected via ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports of my router.
>>Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
> Not with what you have in the way of equipment. Your Windoze XP Pro
> can easily act as an IPSec client, but there's no place to terminate
> the VPN tunnel. You would need to replace your Netgear WGR614v1
> router, with another router capeable of terminating a VPN. You
> already have a wireless access point so there's no need to replace the
> DI-624. Possible replacements are:
> Linksys BEFVP41
> DLink DI-804HV, DFL-80, DFL-300
> There are others.
>
> In my never humble opinion, this is the right way to play wireless,
> but there seems to be very little interest in using VPN's in this way
> from the various manufactories of cheap boxes. Colubris, Sonicwall,
> and some others, have been pushing VPN over wireless for quite a
> while, but not Netgear, Linksys, or DLink. Note that a VPN tunnel
> will exact a rather large 50% preformance hit while WEP/WPA typical
> eat only 15-20%, which may explain their disinterest.
>
> Also, there's no reason to disable the wireless part of the WGR614v1
> just to use the DI-624 as an access point. Turn it back on. Set the
> SSID to be the same as the DI-614, but use a different non-overlapping
> channel (1, 6, or 11). Also, turn ON the DHCP server. In the DI-624,
> turn OFF the DHCP server.
>
>
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