VPN - VPN router without firewall?

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VPN router without firewall?

Peter Bako

2004-09-15, 8:47 pm

I'm looking for a VPN router device, but I do not need for it to have any
firewalling functions. I already have a fully functional firewall
(including NAT for my internal network), which I will use to redirect the
VPN traffic to the DMZ port. From there I would like to connect to the VPN
router which will then bridge the traffic to my internal network. All of
the VPN routers I have seen so far (Netgear, Linksys, etc.) all are designed
to be the primary firewall/router/VPN gateway for networks...

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Peter

Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL

2004-09-15, 8:47 pm

You will not find anything that doesn't have some level of NAT =
functionality. It doesn't mean you need to use the NAT features. You =
would likely want to install the VPN hardware in parallel with the =
firewall. You would need to make sure that the only traffic being =
passed by the VPN hardware relates to VPN tunnels.

I have implemented this scenario with Nortel Contivity 1010 equipment to =
give one example.

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"Peter Bako" <peter.bako@comcast.net> wrote in message =
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> I'm looking for a VPN router device, but I do not need for it to have =
any
> firewalling functions. I already have a fully functional firewall
> (including NAT for my internal network), which I will use to redirect =
the
> VPN traffic to the DMZ port. From there I would like to connect to =
the VPN
> router which will then bridge the traffic to my internal network. All =
of
> the VPN routers I have seen so far (Netgear, Linksys, etc.) all are =
designed
> to be the primary firewall/router/VPN gateway for networks...
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> Any suggestions?
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> Thanks,
> Peter
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