How To Set Up a Site-to-Site VPN with OpenVPN

Brandon Teska walks you through using this award-winning open source SSL VPN to securely link two networks over the Internet.

Tags: IPsec, OpenVPN, VPN,

NETGEAR FVS336G Reviewed: VPN Your Way

Netgear's latest small business secure gateway doesn't make you choose between IPsec and SSL remote access. Dual WAN and all-gigabit ports too!

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HotBrick adds dual-WAN IPsec firewall router

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HotBrick Network Solutions recently introduced the VPN 800/2G, a dual WAN router with IPsec endpoint capability.

The router supports 9 load balancing methods and automatic failover on its dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet WAN ports. A built-in 8 port 10/100 plus two 10/100/1000 switch provides LAN client connection.

100 simultaneous IPSec VPN tunnels with DES, 3DES and AES encryption support remote client or gateway-to-gateway connection. HotBrick's standard VPN client has no node license limitation.

Other features include a SPI+NAT firewall, one-to-one NAT and port-based QoS for bandwidth management.

The VPN 800/2G is available immediately at an MSRP of $899.

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Linksys RVL200 Review: No Hassle SOHO / SMB VPN

Linksys' sleeper product uses your web browser to launch SSL VPN tunnels and free you from the hassles of getting IPsec tunnels to work.

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Slideshow: Linksys RVL200 4-Port SSL/IPSec VPN Router

The RVL200 is not an SSL gateway. But instead uses a secure browser session to launch up to 5 SSL VPN tunnels.
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NETGEAR FVX538 ProSafe VPN Firewall 200 Review: Strong Promise, Disappointing Performance

This 200 IPsec tunnel VPN dual WAN router has strong hardware, but lacks firmware to make the best use of it.

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Slideshow: Netgear FVX538 ProSafe VPN Firewall 200

Netgear's FVX538 supports 200 IPsec tunnels and dual WAN ports with failover and balance modes.
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Linksys RV042 Review: Solid Dual WAN, VPN Performer

The Linksys RV042 packs a lot of small-biz routing features into a compact chassis.

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Slideshow: Linksys RV042 10/100 4-Port VPN Router

Linksys' 4 port business VPN router has a good feature set, fast routing and ample VPN tunnel throughput.
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D-Link DFL-CPG310 Review: Decent UTM, Funky VPN

D-Link and Checkpoint have put together a nice small-biz UTM gateway. Too bad that the bundled VPN client isn't equally useful.

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Netgear FVS124G Review: Dual WAN, Gigabit LAN, 25 VPN tunnels

This dual-WAN IPsec endpoint router was ahead of its time with its gigabit LAN switch. But it could use more juice to support all its IPsec tunnels.

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Sonicwall TZ190 Review: UTM + WWAN

UTM (Unified Threat Management) appliances are the current hot trend. But Sonicwall has upped the ante by throwing in WWAN access.

Tags: 3G, firewall, router, Security, Sonicwall, UTM, VPN,

The Tao of Multimedia Production Networking - Part 3

In the final chapter, we find out about wireless and VPN and whether our hero gets the girl.

Tags: LAN, VPN, WiFi,

D-Link announces SMB VPN firewall

D-Link yesterday announced a new VPN SSL Firewall targeted at SMB buyers.

The D-Link DFL-S500 protects against viruses, worms, spyware, and hackers on VPN connections by integrating network and endpoint security. The firewall has seven LAN ports, two WAN ports, and a user-configurable server port. Other features include remote management, bandwidth control and access policies, SNMP support and e-mail alerts

The DFL-S500 is expected to ship by the end of June. Pricing was not announced.

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SonicWALL updates SSL-VPNs

SonicWALL announced today that it has expanded the capabilities of its SSL-VPN series with new industry certifications and feature enhancements.

SonicWALL Firmware Version 2.1 for its SSL-VPN 2000 and 4000 appliances adds drag-and-drop functionality in the new Java version of the file shares applet. This new firmware version also provides LDAP authentication capabilities for multiple organizational units, and offers access control based on both existing Active Directory group and RADIUS group memberships.

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