comp.security.firewalls: Re: VPN access causes Netgear RP614v2 router to lock up.
Re: VPN access causes Netgear RP614v2 router to lock up.
Source: http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.security.firewalls/200404/0917.html
From: RJGraham (spamcop_764376__at_surfbytes_123_._5637.com_4785) Date: 04/25/04
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:45:57 0700
> > Has anyone else seen this problem? [snip.] >> > > 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 DLink DI808HV. 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

comp.security.firewalls: Re: Netgear RP614v2 and Zone Alarm
Re: Netgear RP614v2 and Zone Alarm
Source: http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.security.firewalls/200408/0693.html
anonymous_at_news.optonline.net Date: 08/15/04
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:53:13 GMT
>From what I have been told here, it is not a true FW. Just a NAT router w/ SPI. The router blocks incoming fine, it's the outgoing that concerns me. I don't want any malware calling the mother ship. I use Shields Up! and SOS Security Test, to test the router and ZA. Thanks! "NeoSadist" <neosad1st@charter.net> wrote in message news:10hvhgugv5r3md7@corp.supernews.com. > anonymous@news.optonline.net wrote: > >> I am running the above router and FW. If i'm not sharing a connection is >> it a good idea to run both? >> >> Thanks > > If you're running a router, you're not sharing a connection from your PC: > it's being done at the router level, hopefully, if you have one with more > than one port. As for the router, if it has a firewall, test it on some > sites and make sure it works well. If your router works well without your > personal firewall, then fine, but internet sites will be scanning the > router mainly, not your PC behind the router, due to the way NAT works. > Therefore, if you're passing tests, disable software firewalls and try > again, should see almost no difference. If so, then use only the router's > firewall. > > > BOFH excuse #153: > > Big to little endian conversion error >