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Wich router to run PcAnywhere on more than 10 machines.

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Quino

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Hi, I currently have a small ofice and they use a lot PcAnywhere to connect to the office and work from home. I have run into a problem. I am setting them up through the virtual server and assigning them ports (5631 and 5632, 5641 and 5642 and so on). I need to open two ports on the virtual servers and I have used all 20 slots assigned by the SMC router. I am looking for a router with more virtual servers to open so I can connect three more machines or a way to let three more machines connect with the SMC Barricade that we have.
 
You could try Remote Administrator, because it uses only one port number per IP. Other wise build yourself a Linux firewall such Smoothwall or FreeSCO that would give you unlimited ports asignment.
 
He, I suspected that. I have used linux as a proxyserver/firewall before. However I do not think that the customers at this office would like to hear that they need another PC to have PcAnywhere working on more than 10 machines. Also, I need something simple so thay can use it and kind of understand it a little and linux would to too complex for them. Thanks for the help though and I might have to do that.

Does anybody know about the Nexland Pro 800? How many ports can you have open under virtual servers?
 
I wouldn't consider it a great router, but my Compaq wireless router allows you to add an arbitrary number of virtual servers. One thing it doesn't do is port ranging.

I just checked a D-Link DI-704 router, and it is limited to 20 virtual servers, so that wouldn't do. Hope you find one that works for you.
 
What about getting one of the Symantec/Nexland VPN routers and having them all make a VPN connect. Then the port mapping won't be an issue. That box will support more than 10 concurrent tunnels.
 
Thanks for the VPN Idea but I want to keep the cost as low as possible and the linux option seems the least expensive one 🙂
 
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