From: ljriffle@adelphia.net   
      
   If the FVS318 has the same firmware bug as the FWAG114 it won't work.   
   The doc may say it will, mine does, but its wrong. The VPN server setup   
   won't let me enter "0.0.0.0" as the remote endpoint so any client can   
   connect. I have to hardcode an endpoint.   
      
   Netgear won't respond. Netgear problem number is 267538.   
      
   deus no omocha wrote:   
   > We now know all about the "cost vs. time" aspect to this, and that is   
   > why we are falling back and re-evaluating. We want to make sure that   
   > we get a good product that will work for us this time. The Linksys   
   > VP41 was a real let-down, because judging from what their site said we   
   > thought it would be an easy setup. Leave it to marketing...   
   > A mobile VPN client is going to be a must for us, as we don't want to   
   > have to supply and setup hardware for all remote users. Also we need   
   > to be able to tunnel to Cisco routers site-to-site. Both companies we   
   > are evaluating this for have basically the same criteria.   
   > The reason we are looking at the Netgear FVS318 is because they now   
   > offer a mobile/software VPN client for it. I would hope that it is   
   > relatively easy to set up something like that, but I know that usually   
   > isn't true in the real world either. But then I've read that it   
   > doesn't work well with Ciscos...bleh.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > "moncho"  wrote in message news:<9   
   bUb.72$t16.140650@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...   
   >   
   >>"deus no omocha"  wrote in message   
   >>news:d91e32f.0402032113.74a47cef@posting.google.com...   
   >>   
   >>>I work with a consulting company that supports small businesses. We   
   >>>are looking for a good, cheap VPN/firewall/router solution. The   
   >>>business we are selling it to needs to be able to vpn tunnel to a   
   >>>Cisco router, and also wants to give some employees remote vpn access.   
   >>>The remote access vpn needs to use a simple software client. Basically   
   >>>we want to be able to install something on a user's laptop and just   
   >>>tell them to double-click this icon on their desktop to connect to the   
   >>>office from home (no power users here).   
   >>>We have tried a LinkSys BEFVP41, but found out there is no easy way to   
   >>>create the simple remote user connection. The remote access vpn setup   
   >>>was horribly complicated even for us, much less the intended users.   
   >>>We are looking at a Netgear FVS318, but browsing some newsgroups it   
   >>>seems that it has troubles tunneling to Cisco routers (really, trouble   
   >>>tunneling to anything but another FVS318). Is this true?   
   >>>Are there any good solutions to this problem that might be in a small   
   >>>business's budget?   
   >>>Thanks for any input!   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>From past experience with VPN's, "cheap and good" do not go together.   
   >>   
   >>The question is, how much money has the company spent trying to get low   
   >>cost VPN going?   
   >>   
   >>If it is more than purchasing an medium-priced/expensive and good VPN   
   >>device, money   
   >>has been wasted.   
   >>   
   >>I live by the rule, "You get what you pay for." Unfortunately you got what   
   >>you paid for.   
   >>   
   >>From my understanding people had success with Linksys VPN for site to site   
   >>connections,   
   >>not remote to site connections.   
   >>   
   >>I know some people knock watchguard, but heck, the SOHO 6tc is working   
   >>good for us.   
   >>   
   >>moncho   
      
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