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Best router to allow inbound Windows Remote Access
Hello, got a question from a customer who is on an Active Directory with a Windows Server 2008 box running Remote Access Server. What firewall could you recommend that allow inbound client connectio...
- The FVS336G plays no part in a connection between an "internal" client and a RAS server on the same LAN, and is not really involved in out going connections - it does need to have pptp passthrough, but that is it.
You could have the port forwarding completely disabled on your 336 and you still get the results you report.
First question - does the RAS have internet access?
Second question - what do you mean by "inbound NAT"?
I quit using pptp a while back (switched to ipsec) but from memory all that is required on the router is to forward port 1723 to the RAS, and if you're using a dynamic WAN ip, you'll also need to setup some form of dynamic DNS - DynDNS has worked well for me.
For the FVS338 (and presumably the 336) - just add an incoming service and select pptp from the pull down menu, select allow always and enter the address of the RAS.
The FVS336G plays no part in a connection between an "internal" client and a RAS server on the same LAN, and is not really involved in out going connections - it does need to have pptp passthrough, but that is it.
You could have the port forwarding completely disabled on your 336 and you still get the results you report.
First question - does the RAS have internet access?
Second question - what do you mean by "inbound NAT"?
I quit using pptp a while back (switched to ipsec) but from memory all that is required on the router is to forward port 1723 to the RAS, and if you're using a dynamic WAN ip, you'll also need to setup some form of dynamic DNS - DynDNS has worked well for me.
For the FVS338 (and presumably the 336) - just add an incoming service and select pptp from the pull down menu, select allow always and enter the address of the RAS.
You could have the port forwarding completely disabled on your 336 and you still get the results you report.
First question - does the RAS have internet access?
Second question - what do you mean by "inbound NAT"?
I quit using pptp a while back (switched to ipsec) but from memory all that is required on the router is to forward port 1723 to the RAS, and if you're using a dynamic WAN ip, you'll also need to setup some form of dynamic DNS - DynDNS has worked well for me.
For the FVS338 (and presumably the 336) - just add an incoming service and select pptp from the pull down menu, select allow always and enter the address of the RAS.
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