VPN access causes Netgear RP614v2 router to lock up.

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Has anyone else seen this problem?

I'm running Checkpoint VPN client software on my XP Pro machine at home to
access an office network.

Everything works fine for about 5 minutes, then I lose access. I find that
my router locks up and I can't even access my local network. The problem is
not local to my machine since other machines on my local network also lose
access. After a reset, the router works fine again.

Is this a known problem with the Netgear RP614v2 ?

I'm running 5.14RC9 firmware.

Is there a better VPN capable router/firewall for home use (< $200)?

-Randy

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> > Has anyone else seen this problem?
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> >
> > Is there a better VPN capable router/firewall for home use (< $200)?
> >
> > -Randy
>
> I have never had a problem using the BEFW11S4 v1 model router to VPN to
> work. I have been doing it for three years now. You may want to checkout
> BFE model Linksys.
>
> Duane

Thanks Duane,

I did a little more googling and settled on a D-Link DI-808HV.
It has 8 ports and VPN support with IPSec.
I picked one up today and it works wonderfully !
VPN works without locking up.

I also like the firewall feature which allows blocking connections from a
range of IP addresses.
I have been doing this using IPSec policies with my Windows 2003 Server and
had been looking for a 'cheap' router that could handle this.

-Randy