Re: RRAS 2003 can create Tunnels?

On 2006-05-03 15:02:02 -0400, Ammar <Ammar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

yes exactly..can this be done?


Ace thinks we can do this using IPSec (i.e., establish an IPSec tunnel between an RRAS box and a Cisco router), PPTP, or L2TP over IPSec; I've never had any success with that sort of arrangement, but that's not to say that it can't be done. Really, the only answer we can give is, "Maybe."

If the ISP wants to do something like GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) encrypted by IPSec in transport mode (a pretty common configuration in the Cisco world for a variety of reasons), then I don't know of *any* way to make that work with RRAS. If the ISP is more interested in an IPSec tunnel, then I suppose it's possible--yes, IPSec is supported by Windows, but that level of "support" varies with what exactly you are trying to do.

Can you give us any additional detail on what, exactly, the ISP is interested in doing? There are many kinds of tunnels...we'll need more specific details.

BTW, let me echo Ace's comments elsewhere in this thread...we *might* be able to make this work, but you'd be a lot better off to buy a Cisco router (even a used one from eBay!) and go that route.

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Regards,
Scott Lowe
ePlus Technology, Inc.

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