VPN - Lan to Lan connections

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Lan to Lan connections

gitpicker

2006-03-25, 9:54 am

I want to set up a Lan to Lan connection in my neighborhood.
I have a home Lan configured thusly:

Motorola sb5100 Surfboard modem (cable modem)

connected to:

Linksys 802.11b Wireless Access Point Router with 4-port switch.

I have three PCs connected to the router/switch.

The Lan I need to connect to is configured with exactly the same
hardware at the front end but has additional switches connecting more
PCs.

I would like to set up a VPN connection. Can anyone recommend necessary
hardware/software? Also, if anyone has an interconnection block diagram
or can accurately, verbally describe the connection diagram, that would
be very helpful.

Regards,
gitpicker

jfinnican@gmail.com

2006-03-31, 12:11 am

Hi git,

Well, everything revolves around time and money.

1. If money is no object, look into a cisco VPN Concentrator. However,
money would have to really not be an object in this case, as they are
very expensive. VPN Concentrator will also provide you with the best
performance, security, and functionality. Its best for coporate scale
networks however due to the fact you need to know IOS as well as have
the funds to purchase.

2. If you want something super cheap and easy, you could look into one
of the following:

a. FreeSwan - Open Source VPN server running on linux - configurable,
secure, and fast, but there is a learning curve. If you are not Linux
friendly, this probibly wont be the choice for you.

b. Hamachi - Open Source also but requires no special software, and
runs on all windows boxes as well as linux. This is the simplest
solution, and I have heard from a number of people its very secure. :
http://www.hamachi.cc You can connect as many computers as you like to
the group and share files between them. For all intensive purposes, its
simple and easy vpn. Good for small networking jobs.

3. Windows - Most windows server technologies ( I know for a fact
windows 2000 and 2003 SBS ) come with VPN support. Its expensive as
every connection requires a lic, as well as the server lic. which gets
into the hundreds of dollars easily. Thousands if you are not carefull.

With the Openswan, Windows, and VPN Concentrator, if they are not on
public IP address's then you are going to need to either setup virtual
servers / port forwarding thru your existing router / firewall - IPSec
Tunnels. Hamachi needs no additional configuration as it works from
inside the network. Unless you have its ports completely locked down,
it will communicate freely.

Diagrams are different with each installation with the exception of
windows / freeswan (previously openswan )

James

gitpicker wrote:
> I want to set up a Lan to Lan connection in my neighborhood.
> I have a home Lan configured thusly:
>
> motorola sb5100 Surfboard modem (cable modem)
>
> connected to:
>
> Linksys 802.11b Wireless Access Point Router with 4-port switch.
>
> I have three PCs connected to the router/switch.
>
> The Lan I need to connect to is configured with exactly the same
> hardware at the front end but has additional switches connecting more
> PCs.
>
> I would like to set up a VPN connection. Can anyone recommend necessary
> hardware/software? Also, if anyone has an interconnection block diagram
> or can accurately, verbally describe the connection diagram, that would
> be very helpful.
>
> Regards,
> gitpicker

Norvik

2006-04-09, 7:00 pm

I can mention ViPNet Ip VPN www.vpnsolution.info
It is not free, it starts from $189
But it is easy to setup and you can download it and use it for free for
45 days. Through it, if you do not like it.

jensse (guess what to do)

2006-04-20, 7:05 pm

I belive what you are loking for is somthing like IpCop => ipcop.org.
Find a cuple of old PC's with sufficient number of network-cards. and you will
be up and running in no-time.

I belive this to be a good start, and then you can pay arounf with the advanced
parts later.

You can also look into the openvpn addon ZERINA.

Herman

gitpicker wrote:
> I want to set up a Lan to Lan connection in my neighborhood.
> I have a home Lan configured thusly:
>
> motorola sb5100 Surfboard modem (cable modem)
>
> connected to:
>
> Linksys 802.11b Wireless Access Point Router with 4-port switch.
>
> I have three PCs connected to the router/switch.
>
> The Lan I need to connect to is configured with exactly the same
> hardware at the front end but has additional switches connecting more
> PCs.
>
> I would like to set up a VPN connection. Can anyone recommend necessary
> hardware/software? Also, if anyone has an interconnection block diagram
> or can accurately, verbally describe the connection diagram, that would
> be very helpful.
>
> Regards,
> gitpicker
>