I have a Netgear ProSafe 5308 with an IPSec VPN configured. I can connect to the VPN, see everything bind the firewall but cannot connet to Smarterm. Any ideas?
Is there a software firewall or anti-virus installed on the PC where Smarterm is running? If yes, kindly try to disable it for the meantime then try if you be able to access it via the VPN.
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I can now connect to the Smarterm host however it takes forever because I need to add the ip address and name of the vpn client to the hosts file on the server. Is there any way to give the vpn client a fixed ip address that I can ping from the lan?
I think its possible to set a fix IP Address on the VPN Client software. Kindly check the image on this link as reference where to set the IP Address. Be reminded that the IP Address you will set should be on a different subnet other than your existing LAN. It would be best to know what IP address range does your SRX5308 provides to the VPN Client software.
Another option is you may set up Mode Config. Check this article below as reference guide:
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