Creating a client to PC VPN - WINDOWS VISTA and NETGEAR FVS114 Router

**Anilrgowda** · 28-Jul-2007, 02:16 AM

Need to set up a VPN for two users to access folders on a VISTA pc behind a Netgear FVS114 VPN/Firewall Router. There is vitually no documentation on how to do this, and the Netgear apparently does NOT supply any VPN client software. We have a static IP but beyond this I am completely lost. Help!

**Anilrgowda** · 28-Jul-2007, 02:17 AM

You have a couple of options. The most secure and efficient is to use the FVS114 as the VPN server/endpoint, but you have to purchase licenses/software, for the VPN clients. You need the ProSafe VPN client:
VPN Client Software - NETGEAR.com
If you were to purchase that we can help you with the configuration of see the following site:
VPN Case Study Site

The other option is to configure the Vista computer to be the VPN server:
Vista VPN Server
And configure the client:
XP VPN client:
WindowsXP VPN Client
Vista VPN client:
Vista VPN Client
and the router will need to forward port 1723 and enable GRE pass through. See the following for forwarding port 1723, however forward the built-in PPTP service rather than port 1723, and this will enable GRE as well:
Port Forwarding for the Netgear FVS114

28-Jul-2007, 02:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Creating a client to PC VPN - WINDOWS VISTA and NETGEAR FVS114 Router Need to set up a VPN for two users to access folders on a VISTA pc behind a Netgear FVS114 VPN/Firewall Router. There is vitually no documentation on how to do this, and the Netgear apparently does NOT supply any VPN client software. We have a static IP but beyond this I am completely lost. Help!

28-Jul-2007, 02:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,695 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Re: Creating a client to PC VPN - WINDOWS VISTA and NETGEAR FVS114 Router You have a couple of options. The most secure and efficient is to use the FVS114 as the VPN server/endpoint, but you have to purchase licenses/software, for the VPN clients. You need the ProSafe VPN client: VPN Client Software - NETGEAR.com If you were to purchase that we can help you with the configuration of see the following site: VPN Case Study Site The other option is to configure the Vista computer to be the VPN server: Vista VPN Server And configure the client: XP VPN client: WindowsXP VPN Client Vista VPN client: Vista VPN Client and the router will need to forward port 1723 and enable GRE pass through. See the following for forwarding port 1723, however forward the built-in PPTP service rather than port 1723, and this will enable GRE as well: Port Forwarding for the Netgear FVS114

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