[Soekris] VPN Setup 4511

[Mike]

Hi Peter,

    What you've got there with the sorkris 4511 is basiclly a small 
machine running some unix variant, such as freebsd, linux, and so forth, 
and more than likely configured with several opensource packages to 
provide various functions. This is not like a consumer device which has 
a web interface and so forth - they are configured via command line, 
which is more than usually accessible via the serial port connector on 
the unit. Assuming it is in fact running a unix and not some packaged 
system such as mikrotic or staros, you'll need to log in as the root 
user to the unit and use the unix command line functions to determine 
what the box is configured to do and possibly review error messages 
pertaining to the problem with the client in question. In other words, 
if you are not unix friendly (or willing to learn), you probbly are not 
going to have a whole lot of sucess.


    This might not be conveinent and does demand a big learning curve 
for new users, but there's a power and flexibillity in doing so that is 
unavailable on other, consumerized devices. We are an ISP and we equip 
our customers with this solution all the time, and the big motovating 
factor for us is simply not risking software failure, as the linksys and 
netgears of the world are prone to do. It costs more, but being able to 
point to equipment that runs fault free for years at a time is very much 
worth the trouble.

Mike-


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 ?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> -- 
> Peter Herzog
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