VPN Help - router

[joshmroest]

Hi. I currently have a Linksys BEFW11S4 v2.0 (very old). It is going out because my wife can't even connect wirelessly in the next room over...but anyways... I am looking to create a VPN via XP in order to have friends connect to my network and share files and play games. I have looked at some D-Link routers as of late. They are as follows:

D-Link DI-624
D-Link DWL-926

I was running into a problem with my current router. It would error out with an error code of 800 when someone would try to connect. The other person then created a VPN the same way and I was able to connect successfully. He does not have a router...PC plugged straight into the cable modem.

 

[joshmroest]

I take it that this means that no one has experience with these routers and VPN hosting, right?

 

[JackMDS]

I would get an Entry Level Wired Router that is also a VPN End Point: VPN - Virtual Private Networks for small settings.

Then stick into it an Access Point or a "Cheappo" Wireless Cable/DSL Router to make it Wireless. ( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point )

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[joshmroest]

"Example: Linksys WRV54G - Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router." FYI...your link on your "VPN - Virtual Private Networks for small settings" page doesn't work anymore...

If I had something like that, why would I need a "cheapo" access point behind it?

 

[JackMDS]

Yeah the Linksys is a combo VPN End Point and Wireless.

When it came out there was No WPA support, so if you do not care about WPA (or if Linksys fixed it) It is a good choice.

Note: The VPN page is working from my system might be a temp Glitch.

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