what is the easiest way yo set up VPN on a network?

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any suggestions on how to go about it?
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  • sprkymrksprkymrk Member Posts: 4,884 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Well for starters we would need a little background information on your current network setup. Microsoft/Cisco? Linux? Small Office, Home Office, or large corporate network? There are really so many possibilities. If you can post back with a few details we'll be glad to help out. :)
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  • nice343nice343 Member Posts: 391
    cisco router and a switch and also a Microsoft small business server
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  • RTmarcRTmarc Member Posts: 1,082 ■■■□□□□□□□
    What type of firewall, if any?
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  • nice343nice343 Member Posts: 391
    RTmarc wrote:
    What type of firewall, if any?
    access-lists being used to filter traffic on the router
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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    Cisco ASA/PIX is little advanced. An easy VPN would be your brands that can be purchased at Staples. Linksys, Netgear...ect
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  • nice343nice343 Member Posts: 391
    garv221 wrote:
    Cisco ASA/PIX is little advanced. An easy VPN would be your brands that can be purchased at Staples. Linksys, Netgear...ect

    I have enabled VPN on my linksys router, how do I configure the windows side?
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  • sprkymrksprkymrk Member Posts: 4,884 ■■■□□□□□□□
    nice343 wrote:
    garv221 wrote:
    Cisco ASA/PIX is little advanced. An easy VPN would be your brands that can be purchased at Staples. Linksys, Netgear...ect

    I have enabled VPN on my linksys router, how do I configure the windows side?

    Is that a VPN pass-through (basically allowing the tunneling protocols through) or does the VPN terminate at the linksys with authentication happening there or on something like a MS IAS/RADIUS box sitting behind it? Sorry, I don't have a Linksys to check it out on.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    I'd have to say the easiest way to set up a VPN would be a GRE tunnel between two routers. Probably about the least secure also though.
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  • sprkymrksprkymrk Member Posts: 4,884 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I can't help with the VPN on the LinkSys side, but for Windows just run through the new Network Connection wizard and select the VPN option. You'll need the public IP of your LinkSys (assuming you want to VPN from somewhere to your home).
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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    nice343 wrote:
    garv221 wrote:
    Cisco ASA/PIX is little advanced. An easy VPN would be your brands that can be purchased at Staples. Linksys, Netgear...ect

    I have enabled VPN on my linksys router, how do I configure the windows side?

    What router and firmware version are you running?
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