Re: Adsl VPN

andy t wrote:
HI,

I have a 2003 SBS with ADSL for internet email etc, and 1 NIC. I am trying to set up VPN for clients to access the server. Using the Routing and Remote access wizard it asks me what interface is the connection is for the internet. The only option i have is the NIC (which obviously connects to the internal network). Its the adsl that connects to the internet and i'm assuming will receive incoming connections.

How do i set up the VPN so that the adsl modem can receive the incoming connections?


I have a feeling that you can't, that a modem is not considered a network interface for the purposes of the RRAS and CEIC wizards.

It's just as well, as modems do not contain a firewall, and don't even think of accepting remote connections from the Internet without one. In one-NIC mode, the SBS has no firewall at all. The absolute minimum you need is an ADSL firewall/router, if you have extremely sensible users, or an ADSL router and a decent firewall appliance if they're the usual 'click-on-anything' kind of people.

Depending on the use you have for VPN, and you may not need it at all, you might also look for VPN facilities on the firewall. That is pretty well essential for site-to-site (more than one user per location) VPN.
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