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How to set up a Client to Gateway VPN on RV082

I know next to nothing about VPNs, besides the fact that they are a secure connection for remote computers to connect to my network. I have this RV082 router that I need a vpn setup. I have a client to gateway connection set up, but I think that's incorrect. Also, I need to figure out how to get it to work on the client end of things. Can anyone direct me to a step-by-step for this particular router? I find linksys technical documentations to suck the big one. Help please!

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It would help to know exactly what you are trying to do.

If you only want to allow one or more Windows based PC's to access your LAN via an IPSEC VPN, that is easily done using the Linksys QuickVPN client. Just setup the user account(s) in the router's VPN Client Access tab and export the certificate to the PC(s) running the Linksys QuickVPN client.










Of course using the Client to Gateway setup is more versatile, and will be required if the connecting PC does not run Windows. Since you asked for help setting up the client side, you will need to supply some additional information before that kind of help would be anything but a wild guess. Knowing the O/S on the client PC would be a good place to start.
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so, if i just want to have another windows computer outside of my network connect, I simply set up the username and password in the vpn client access page, set it to active, and then give my wan ip address as well as the username and password to my father's computer outside of my network?

That seems easy enough. If that works, I will just use the vpn client access feature of the router for now and i will come back for help in regards to the client to gateway setup.

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Anyone connecting to your VPN tunnel will need to install the Linksys QuickVPN client and you will need to make the certificate generated by your router available to them.
said by Linksys :

Generate New Certificate:
When you click the "Generate" button, a new certificate will be generated to replace the existing certificate on the router.

Export Certificate for Administrator:
When you click the "Export for Admin" button, your browser will bring up a dialog asking you where you would like to store your certificate as a file. This file is named "RV082_MMDD_HHMM.pem" by default, but you can rename it if you wish. This certificate for administrator contains the private key and needs to be stored in a safe place as a backup. In case the router’s configuration is reset to the factory default, this certificate can be imported and restored on the router.

Export Certificate for Client:
When you click the "Export for Client" button, your browser will bring up a dialog asking you where you would like to store your certificate. The certificate has a name " RV082_MMDD_HHMM_Client.pem" by default, but you can rename it if you wish. For QuickVPN users to securely connect to the router, this certificate needs to be placed in the install directory of the QuickVPN Client.


You will also need to enable HTTPS in the Firewall tab:
HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure)
HTTPS is a secured http session. Users can enable HTTPS for secured management. HTTPS encrypts the communications among connected clients and servers to provide data confidentiality. The default is disabled. (Note: If you will use the Linksys Quick VPN Client Software for allowing VPN Clients to connect to the RV082, please enable the HTTPS.)



These settings work for me with no problems, except when operating my notebook behind a few corporate firewalls that block IPSEC VPN tunnels.

As an aside concerning using the Client to Gateway setup and Windows native IPSEC client, you might want to have a look at this thread in the LinksysInfo forum:
»www.linksysinfo.org/foru ··· ?t=57225
I have yet to find anyone that has made this work correctly.
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hey,

thanks for your help with the quickvpn utility. I have successfully been able to set up the vpn using those settings. I also have remote web management set up, so when i'm on vacation later in the week, I can figure out the client to gateway thing. For now, I am good with this quickvpn thing. I've forwarded the program install file as well as a copy of the certificate to my dad, so he can now see pictures of our dog over a secure vpn portal instead of an unsecured ftp server, which i had opened before. Thanks again...
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all right, next question...

I've been able to connect to my vpn remotely using the quickvpn client. I can access the web pages of my NAS, router, and Wireless AP. However, I cannot access my shares on my NAS. They don't show up in the network neighborhood, and they dont' show up when i type in the adddress (\\nasname\sharename) I can access the web management page for the nas, router, and AP, so I know that it's there. Would this be an issue with my router, something with the NAS, or something in windows?

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Do they show up using the IP address (\\aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd\sharename)?

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said by Corp000085:

I cannot access my shares on my NAS. They don't show up in the network neighborhood, and they dont' show up when i type in the adddress (\\nasname\sharename) I can access the web management page for the nas, router, and AP, so I know that it's there.
I don't have any problems accessing shares on my Win2k server, and your NAS should work as well (assuming that it uses SMB and/or NBT for the file sharing protocol).

The RV082 has the capability to function as a limited local DNS server.

Do you have a [nasname => LAN IP address] entry in the DNS Local Database located in the DHCP tab?




If that does not work, you may need to create a hosts file (and possibly an lmhosts file) with the name resolution for your NAS server for use on your remote PC(s).



Here is a screen shot taken from a WiFi hotspot on the road showing my connection to my file server:




Here are some "net view \\servername" and "dir \\servername\sharename" and other command line examples:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
 
C:\Documents and Settings\royces>ipconfig /all
 
Windows IP Configuration
 
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : RWS-6325
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : dcs-net.net
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : dcs-net
                                            dcs-net.net
 
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
 
        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth PAN Network Adapter
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-E0-12-F8-C7
 
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
 
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : lan
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-76-2D-DE
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.145
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
                                            192.168.1.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 31, 2008 17:12:35
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 31, 2008 17:36:35
 
C:\Documents and Settings\royces>net view \\dcs-srv
Shared resources at \\dcs-srv
 
Share name   Type  Used as  Comment
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPS         Disk           Server Apps and Folders
CD_IMAGE     Disk           CDROM images
DATA         Disk
download     Disk  (UNC)    Downloaded files and apps
FlashReader  Disk           USB Flash Drives
ISOCD0       Disk           Ulead Photoimpact6 31103-00000-00123456
ISOCD1       Disk           Ulead Bonus CD
ISOCD2       Disk           O2K cd1 XXXXX-YYYYY-ZZZZZ-12345-67890
ISOCD3       Disk           O2K cd2 XXXXX-YYYYY-ZZZZZ-12345-67890
ISOCD6       Disk           MS Visual C 4.0 411-1234567
ISOCD7       Disk           MS Developer Network 337-9876543
ISOCD8       Disk           MS BookShelf 98
ISOCD9       Disk           World Library
JaneS        Disk           Jane's files and folders
NETLOGON     Disk           Logon server share
nwvol1       Disk           Pseudo netware vol1
nwvol2       Disk           Pseudo Netware vol2
Photos       Disk
PUBLIC       Disk           Server Public files and apps
PWRCHUTE     Disk
RoyceS       Disk           Royce's files and folders
SYSTEM       Disk
SYSVOL       Disk           Logon server share
USERS        Disk           Users files and folders
WORK         Disk  (UNC)    Server work and temp files
The command completed successfully.
 
C:\Documents and Settings\royces>dir \\dcs-srv\CD_IMAGE
 Volume in drive \\dcs-srv\CD_IMAGE is DATA
 Volume Serial Number is C4FA-3646
 
 Directory of \\dcs-srv\CD_IMAGE
 
05/24/2008  00:54    <DIR>          .
05/24/2008  00:54    <DIR>          ..
06/29/2005  19:17       331,710,464 AcrobatStandard6.iso
11/25/2002  06:32       539,160,576 BONUS_CD.ISO
11/25/2002  06:42       666,650,624 BOOKSHELF98.ISO
11/25/2002  06:35       644,077,568 MSDN17_1.ISO
11/25/2002  06:28       555,683,840 MSVC40.ISO
11/25/2002  06:15       637,980,672 O9PRMCD02.ISO
11/25/2002  04:57       557,387,776 O9PROCD01.ISO
11/25/2002  04:41       435,089,408 PI6_UGD.ISO
11/11/2005  03:47       395,317,248 SP1POEM_EN.ISO
05/19/2008  00:17             1,082 Vapor CD volume info.txt
02/19/2008  14:09       510,263,296 WIN2000_EN.ISO
12/15/2003  10:38       562,298,880 WORLD_LIB.ISO
03/20/2007  06:47       575,995,904 XP_PRO_ENG.ISO
              13 File(s)  6,411,617,338 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  228,608,253,952 bytes free
 
C:\Documents and Settings\royces>nslookup dcs-srv
Server:  dcs-gw1.dcs-net
Address:  192.168.10.1
 
Name:    dcs-srv.dcs-net
Address:  192.168.10.2
 
C:\Documents and Settings\royces>ping dcs-srv
 
Pinging dcs-srv.dcs-net [192.168.10.2] with 32 bytes of data:
 
Reply from 192.168.10.2: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.10.2: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.10.2: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=127
Reply from 192.168.10.2: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=127
 
Ping statistics for 192.168.10.2:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 36ms, Maximum = 45ms, Average = 40ms