Re: Firewall (cheap) that supports PPTP inbound to firewall

Netopia. http://www.netopia.com/products/index.html

Their R910 and 3300-ENT units act as endpoints for both PPTP and IPSEC.
Probably around $200 US retail. I use them at a number of client sites.

I'll usually configure them with PPTP for VPN from PCs running Microsoft's
VPN client, and IPSEC router-to-router.

They're good for anything short of non-VPN inbound connections (e.g., SMTP
inbound for an Exchange server). There, I'd probably look into PIX.

/kenw



Leythos <> wrote:

>
>I have a new client that needs to access their 3 system network from
>remote locations, the want to use PPTP inbound, terminating at the
>firewall, to access the entire network. In most cases I would have
>installed a WatchGuard 500 (since they are a very small office), but
>that's too much money for their project.
>
>I've looked at the ZyWall units, but they don't say if the support users
>connecting to the firewall directly (from remote locations) using PPTP
>and then accessing the network.
>
>Anyone got real experience with a NON-PC based solution, must be an
>appliance, that is under $500 and doesn't require proprietary VPN
>software?
>
>Thanks,
>Mark
>
>--

Ken Wallewein
K&M Systems Integration
Phone (403)274-7848
Fax (403)275-4535

www.kmsi.net

kenw@kmsi.net

In article <>,
says...
> Netopia. http://www.netopia.com/products/index.html
>
> Their R910 and 3300-ENT units act as endpoints for both PPTP and IPSEC.
> Probably around $200 US retail. I use them at a number of client sites.
>
> I'll usually configure them with PPTP for VPN from PCs running Microsoft's
> VPN client, and IPSEC router-to-router.

Thanks, I'll check on them. If I understand you, I can connect the WAN
port to a fixed IP, the clients behind NAT, not use port-forwarding, and
remote users can form a PPTP connection to the router and be provided an
internal IP (NAT) on the protected side of the router?


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Leythos

That's correct. The remotely connected PC gets an IP address on the LAN.

Leythos <> wrote:

>In article <>,
>says...
>> Netopia. http://www.netopia.com/products/index.html
>>
>> Their R910 and 3300-ENT units act as endpoints for both PPTP and IPSEC.
>> Probably around $200 US retail. I use them at a number of client sites.
>>
>> I'll usually configure them with PPTP for VPN from PCs running Microsoft's
>> VPN client, and IPSEC router-to-router.
>
>Thanks, I'll check on them. If I understand you, I can connect the WAN
>port to a fixed IP, the clients behind NAT, not use port-forwarding, and
>remote users can form a PPTP connection to the router and be provided an
>internal IP (NAT) on the protected side of the router?
>
>
>--

Ken Wallewein
K&M Systems Integration
Phone (403)274-7848
Fax (403)275-4535

www.kmsi.net

kenw@kmsi.net