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Question : How to access Internet with Site-to-Site VPN established
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Recently, I have aquired a Linksys WRV200 Wireless, 4-port, VPN Router in order to establish and maintain a remote site. The intent is to replace the Client Software that had been running on one of the PCs there. In addition to the Linksys Router there are two new devices (Laptops) which I need to manage. Rather than install client software to create separate tunnels, I thought I could have my Netgear FVS318 (Local) and the WRV200 maintain the connection. What I noticed was that in trying to create the IPSec Tunnel between sites I'd lose Internet for all other machines locally. As I continued to think about the problem I drew the following conclusion:
1. The creation of a static tunnel means that there is a dedicated pathway between the two devices. 2. A dedicated pathway will not allow traffic into, or out of, that tunnel.
Question:
How are ANY machines (Local or Remote) supposed to get to the internet?!?!
How do others do it? After wracking my brain and only getting a headache for my troubles I now plead to the Tech Community for Config advice.
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Answer : How to access Internet with Site-to-Site VPN established
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Check the docs for your gear. Technically, ion a site to site vpn, only traffic destined for the other site goes through the tunnel, the rest of your Internet traffic goes out to the web. There's probably a setting in those devices to allow this. Did you have to enter the remote networks IP range in the config for your tunnel. I don't really know those devices but I know the pix/asa well.
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