WRT54G VPN Dilemma.

[simms]

I managed to set up VPN on my WRT54G that can access my router from anywhere.
I can open, run, authenticate and connect on my VPN server on the router at home.

When I go to 192.168.1.1, I get my WRT54G menu instead of the network that I am on.
When I check my IP, my IP is my home network.

However, when I try to access other computers, the computers in my home network do not show up. Instead, I get the computers of the connection that I am using, not of the VPN.

What is the problem?

 

[Trooper599]

Well if you make a successful VPN connection, and try to go to 192.168.1.1, since that is the IP of the router on the network, of course you will get it's web interface.

Also, when you check your IP address, you should have both the IP address of the local network you are on as well as the IP address of the VPN network you are connected to.

It might show up as your PPPOE adapter IP and your ethernet adapter IP.

Or

It might show up as your ethernet adapter IP and a VPN adapter IP.

 

[simms]

I seem to only have the IP address of my VPN connection. When I go to www.dnsstuff.com, it shows my 64.x instead of a 23.x (23 is the wireless connection, 64.x is the VPN/router).

I am not sure how to fix the problem, but I hope that information helps. The router is running on PPPoe.

 

[Trooper599]

If your connection is PPPoE, do you see anything that says "PPPoE adapter" with an IP address? That should be the IP address of the Local Network.

Your "Ethernet Adapter" will have the IP of the VPN connection.

 

[simms]

Login Type
PPPoE
Login Status
Connected
IP Address
64.X.X.X

Ok, there's my IP - but how does that help me see the networked computers in the 64.X domain?

 

[daweeze02]

Originally posted by: simms
I managed to set up VPN on my WRT54G that can access my router from anywhere.
I can open, run, authenticate and connect on my VPN server on the router at home.

When I go to 192.168.1.1, I get my WRT54G menu instead of the network that I am on.
When I check my IP, my IP is my home network.

However, when I try to access other computers, the computers in my home network do not show up. Instead, I get the computers of the connection that I am using, not of the VPN.

What is the problem?

Anyway you could post your vpn settings, i tried setting vpn up on my wrt54g and could never get the darn thing to work.......Or if you went by a specific tutorial, i looked at some but they were all too confusing.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: daweeze02

Originally posted by: simms
I managed to set up VPN on my WRT54G that can access my router from anywhere.
I can open, run, authenticate and connect on my VPN server on the router at home.

When I go to 192.168.1.1, I get my WRT54G menu instead of the network that I am on.
When I check my IP, my IP is my home network.

However, when I try to access other computers, the computers in my home network do not show up. Instead, I get the computers of the connection that I am using, not of the VPN.

What is the problem?

Anyway you could post your vpn settings, i tried setting vpn up on my wrt54g and could never get the darn thing to work.......Or if you went by a specific tutorial, i looked at some but they were all too confusing.

Sure. Using the DDWRT v23 firmware, I set Router IP to 192.168.1.1, Client IPs to 192.168.1.200-205, and user to

Username *(space) usernamepassword (space)*

 

[Goosemaster]

hamachi


[/thread]

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
hamachi


[/thread]

Wrong thread???

 

[daweeze02]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: daweeze02

Originally posted by: simms
I managed to set up VPN on my WRT54G that can access my router from anywhere.
I can open, run, authenticate and connect on my VPN server on the router at home.

When I go to 192.168.1.1, I get my WRT54G menu instead of the network that I am on.
When I check my IP, my IP is my home network.

However, when I try to access other computers, the computers in my home network do not show up. Instead, I get the computers of the connection that I am using, not of the VPN.

What is the problem?

Anyway you could post your vpn settings, i tried setting vpn up on my wrt54g and could never get the darn thing to work.......Or if you went by a specific tutorial, i looked at some but they were all too confusing.

Sure. Using the DDWRT v23 firmware, I set Router IP to 192.168.1.1, Client IPs to 192.168.1.200-205, and user to

Username *(space) usernamepassword (space)*

wow that was easy, i will try that now

 

[simms]

OK, does anyone have a solution to this VPN problem?

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
hamachi


[/thread]

Wrong thread???

Nope, http://www.hamachi.cc/ is a zero configuration vpn client. Its very light (half a megabyte for the install), very easy to use, free, and even available for linux. Its one of the coolest programs I've seen. There's no need to port forward or mess with any settings as it uses nat traversal or maybe some other ways to get by the nat.

When I used it all I had to do was install it, set up a name, make a channel with a password, and then have my friends connect to the channel and then I could access their shares and the client even supports a (imho) rudimentary IM for chatting. When connecting to another person it encrypts the connection (I think with AES) and uses the udp protocol to do so, so it'll barely affect your connection with the other person.

Sorry if all you were looking was an answer to your problem, but you might really find this program useful.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: SleepWalkerX

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
hamachi


[/thread]

Wrong thread???

Nope, http://www.hamachi.cc/ is a zero configuration vpn client. Its very light (half a megabyte for the install), very easy to use, free, and even available for linux. Its one of the coolest programs I've seen. There's no need to port forward or mess with any settings as it uses nat traversal or maybe some other ways to get by the nat.

When I used it all I had to do was install it, set up a name, make a channel with a password, and then have my friends connect to the channel and then I could access their shares and the client even supports a (imho) rudimentary IM for chatting. When connecting to another person it encrypts the connection (I think with AES) and uses the udp protocol to do so, so it'll barely affect your connection with the other person.

Sorry if all you were looking was an answer to your problem, but you might really find this program useful.

Cool, I'll give it a try! Thanks a lot.