From: fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org   
      
   "Fred Marshall"  wrote in message   
   news:Yd2dnTgpH-kPG7LbnZ2dnUVZ_segnZ2d@centurytel.net...   
   > Situation:   
   > 2 sites, each with 2 public IP addresses available.   
   > Need to set up site-to-site VPN.   
   > Using RV042 throughout.   
   >   
   > Existing RV042 is internet interface.   
   > Want to add a VPN and cannot use the internet interface device for this   
   > purpose and can't do a VPN passthrough because there aleady is one at one   
   > of the sites.   
   >   
   > It seems there are two ways:   
   >   
   > 1) simply connect an additional RV042 directly to the internet, using one   
   > of the available public addresses, for the VPN.   
   >   
   > 2) connect an additional RV042 to the DMZ port of the existing internet   
   > interface RV042.  This method has been suggested by those more experienced   
   > than I.   
   >   
   > I have #1 working - so the VPN setup isn't an issue.   
   >   
   > I'm having trouble with #2 (DMZ) and am considering:   
   >   
   > - get better information regarding how to set up the 2 RV042s on a site to   
   > use the DMZ.   
   >   
   > - give up and do #1.   
   >   
   > I do wonder why #2 would be preferred if there's a bare RV042 connected to   
   > the internet then why not 2 of them?  But I defer to the advice for now.   
   >   
   > I have not figured out how to configure #2 so that the VPN will continue   
   > to work after getting #1 up and running.  (Switching from one to the other   
   > should be pretty easy: just unplug the VPN units from the direct internet   
   > connection and plug them into the DMZ ports of the internet interfacing   
   > units - assuming the "internet" units are configured ahead of time).   
   > Their IP addresses, being public addresses, don't change in doing this if   
   > I understand how to set up the DMZ at all!  (oh, maybe not!)   
   >   
   > Any comments appreciated!   
      
   At least one reading from Linksys support says that a VPN on the DMZ port   
   will not work.   
      
   The advisor who suggested it might be the way to go has not responded one   
   way or another when asked.   
      
   So, I conclude that it isn't worth further investigation and have gone with   
   putting the VPN device directly on the internet.   
      
   Bottom line seems to be: An RV042 VPN will not work on an RV042 DMZ port.   
      
   Fred   
      
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