[NBLUG/talk] vpn via linksys befvp41 router

[Tim Preston]

True. However, most of the routers won't let you configure them from the 
external interface remotely. Unless you go into the config and 
specificly allow it. Which as Mark mentioned, is risky.

Out of the box my router was set up to allow remote administration from 
the lan port not the wan port. You mentioned you were able to ping the 
192.168.x.x address of their router. Which leads me to ask is your ip 
range diferent enough to verify that you are seeing the correct router 
interface? Sorry if this sound rudimentary but I don't know your level 
of expertice, the network layout, or how your configs look so far.

Let us know how you do...

Tim

Dave Sisley wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 06:07:45PM -0800, Mark Street wrote:
> 
> 
>>Linksys Router configuration setup may not allow remote administration.  
>>"Security Feature", configure it onsite, reconfigure it tomorrow to allow 
>>remote administration..... not a good thing.... but hey who am I to say.
> 
> 
> I know these routers can allow remote config because I can reach the
> office router via my browser (with the proper user/passwd, of course).
> 
> I also think that they permit it out of the box, since their
> instructions for using them with Windows tells you to configure it via
> a browser.  The guide of course says that they won't support anything
> but windows and IE (well, Netscape is okay... Does anybody really use
> that anymore?).  I know we have these attached to linux boxen around
> the network, though, so I know it works (or ought to, dammit!).
> 
> ...stay tuned.
> 
> -dave.
>