Re: RRAS two way (pptp) vpn possible?

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"markm75" wrote:


Why would you want a static route to the Sonicwall? That is where the
traffic goes by default. You only need a static route if you want it to go
somewhere other than the default gateway.

If the dedicated server is on a public network, your best bet is to use
IPSec. VPN is designed to link remote clients to a LAN (ie the client is
"virtually" on the LAN) or to link two private LANs together (site-to-site
VPN). Your existing dialup-type clients are an example of the first type.
What I was suggesting is a variation of this method. Although it is designed
to link a client to a LAN, you can use it backwards to access the client
from the LAN.

You do not really have two private sites to link, so that method isn't
an option.

To set up a secure link between two servers, IPSec is the tool to use.



I was mentioning the sonicwall, as i was thinking there has to be a way to
make the remote dedicated server visible to all servers on our local lan, not
just the dpm server..

Wouldnt another option be to simply add a private ip address to the nic on
the dedicated server then set the static route, at least from the DPM server
to it? (though i'm worried this could hose our production server without any
direct control over it).

On the side of ipsec.. is it possible to do ipsec with built in windows
networking.. and certificates.. ie: at least on the private local lan, i do
have an enterprise central authority already set up.. i'm not real clear on
how this would work though.. i've never really been able to find a good guide
to the basic MS ipsec with certs..



I may give the option of just adding the private lan address to the existing
ones a shot.. i guess it cant harm anything...
.

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