Netgear FVS318v2 – Cable/DSL ProSafe VPN Firewall with 8-Port Switch Manual De Referência
Reference Manual for the Model FVS318 Broadband ProSafe VPN Firewall
Virtual Private Networking
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3. Check the VPN Connection.
To check the VPN Connection, you can initiate a request from the remote PC to the FVS318’s
network by using the “Connect” option in the SafeNet menu bar. The SafeNet client will report
the results of the attempt to connect. Since the remote PC has a dynamically assigned WAN IP
address, it must initiate the request.
network by using the “Connect” option in the SafeNet menu bar. The SafeNet client will report
the results of the attempt to connect. Since the remote PC has a dynamically assigned WAN IP
address, it must initiate the request.
Another method is to ping from the remote PC to the LAN IP address of the FVS318. To
perform a ping test using our example, start from the remote PC:
perform a ping test using our example, start from the remote PC:
a.
Establish an Internet connection from the PC.
b.
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
c.
Type
ping -t 192.168.3.1
, and then click OK.
Figure 6-18: Running a Ping test to the LAN from the PC
This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the first FVS318. After between several
seconds and two minutes, the ping response should change from “timed out” to “reply.”
seconds and two minutes, the ping response should change from “timed out” to “reply.”
Figure 6-19: Ping test results
Once the connection is established, you can open the browser of the remote PC and enter the LAN
IP Address of the remote FVS318. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the
Firewall.
IP Address of the remote FVS318. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the
Firewall.