[Soekris] VPN Setup 4511

[Jason Dixon]

On Oct 13, 2006, at 8:12 PM, Peter Herzog wrote:

> Ok, so I am new to VPN and have very limited knowledge on it and I  
> looking for some help.  I have a new IT job where a client has a  
> VPN setup at home.  The corp runs windows server 2003 and he has a  
> Soerkris 4511 box, a 3COM IP phone and his machine is running the  
> SafeNet Softremote application.  The box is missing it's wireless  
> antennas and all it has is a WAN and LAN and Console port.  It  
> worked fine for a long time and then recently quit working (may be  
> because of a power failure).  I am assuming the server side is  
> setup correctly because another client is using the same setup just  
> fine.
>
> I have a couple questions.  Does the soerkris 4511 have a web  
> interface?  What is the default user name and password for that?   
> With this setup how can you tell what type of VPN he is using?  Any  
> good websites for help with setting up VPN's or troubleshooting  
> them based on a Soerkris 4511 box?  Once I get the VPN working  
> correctly with the file server should the ip phone start working or  
> is there something extra I need to do?  Does the ip phone just plug  
> into the LAN and find the connection it needs through a working VPN ?

The Soekris box is sold as hardware-only by the folks at http:// 
www.soekris.com.  The supported (but not pre-installed) operating  
systems include Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (among others).   
These boxes are typically purchased by hobbyists, SOHO users, SMB  
businesses, and consultants.  The systems are then supplied with the  
aforementioned operating software and configured appropriately for  
their intended use;  this can be anything from a standard NAT router,  
to a WiFi hotspot access point, to a VPN endpoint (and beyond).

There is no way for anyone on this list to know what is installed on  
your 4511, short of having the hardware in our physical presence.

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Jason Dixon
DixonGroup Consulting
http://www.dixongroup.net