proxy vpn solution needed

[aldistuck]

I am looking for a product or products that allow the following:
internet, e-mail, vpn access.

My setup is as follows:
two computer, one router, and one USB wireless verizon modem.

computer A has one printer attached and the USB wireless verizon modem that gives it internet access. The wireless verizon modem is a dialup connection through the use of verizon access manager software.
computer A is connected by ethernet to the router.

computer B is connected to the router.
The router is only there to provide DHCP nothing more.
computer B needs internet access, e-mail access, and vpn access.

This would mean that computer A needs to host these services to computer B. I need a software solution that provides all those things.

Does wingate proxy and wingate vpn work together?
will they give me the solution I'm looking for?

Thank you.

[aldistuck]

Maybe someone can answer this.
If I have a proxy server running, can I also run a wingate vpn server on the same machine and then have my TCP/IP settings from the vpn adapter point to that server? Now I dont want just a VPN connection to that machine. I would like wingate vpn to foward me to another IP address which I would like to connect to.

Is that possible?

I have not used wingate before so I am unaware of its features.

Thank you.

[jamesc]

Does wingate proxy and wingate vpn work together?
will they give me the solution I'm looking for

--> Yes.
All WinGate 6.x installations have VPN capabilities.
All WinGate VPN 2.x only installations have WinGate capabilities (apart form Java login).
The VPN or WinGate capabilities are controlled by licensing.

If I have a proxy server running, can I also run a wingate vpn server on the same machine and then have my TCP/IP settings from the vpn adapter point to that server? Now I dont want just a VPN connection to that machine. I would like wingate vpn to foward me to another IP address which I would like to connect to.

I am having trouble interpreting this.

1. WinGate VPN is proprietary and cannot be used with any other vendors VPN solutions.

2. With WinGate VPN you can choose to have your whole network accessible or you can just have just the local machine that WinGate is installed to. You can also have "No local participation" which would be used in a scenario where you do not want to have your network/local computer accessible to VPN clients, but you would like to have the VPN clients accessible to each other.

**Let me know if you still need assistance with that question. I have also given some tips and definitions for the VPN below.

Tips for WinGate VPN:
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Definitions

VPN Host:
The side of the VPN that acts as the server; runs the WinGate/VPN Only Software

VPN Joiner:
The side of the VPN that acts as the client; runs the WinGate/VPN Only Software

VPN Participants:
LAN Clients behind the WinGate VPN Host or Joiner that do not run WinGate/VPNOnly Software. To participate in the VPN they will either:

1. Have their default gateways pointing to the WinGate VPN Joiner/Host on their respective side.
2. OR they will run the QBIK Rip2 Utility Service to automatically discover the routes. http://downloads.qbik.com/qbiknz2/downl ... client.zip
3. OR they will turn on RIP2 on the router, so the router knows to redirect VPN traffic back to the local WinGateVPN installation (Usually on a scenario that WinGate is not their default gateway and do not want to run Qbik RIP2 Utility).
4. Create static routes.

Key points:

1. TCP / UDP 809 needs to be mapped from the router to WinGate VPN "Host"; for exact instructions there is a guide available from here: http://www.portforward.com/english/appl ... g/WinGateV
PN/WinGateVPNindex.htm

2. You should turn off the Windows firewall and any other security suite for the sake of testing if you deem it safe. The Windows firewall is best turned off in the Windows Services on all computers that are part of the VPN.

3. WinGate VPN is a routing based VPN. Each Joiner will need to be on a different subnet to the HOST, as well as the other Joiners.

E.g.
Host 192.168.0.1 / 255.255.255.0
Joiner 1 192.168.1.1 / 255.255.255.0
Joiner 2 192.168.2.1 / 255.255.255.0
Joiner 3 on Dialup only /

4. Check how your network adapters were detected. The network card/modem
pointing towards the internet should be marked as External, and the network card pointing towards the LAN should be marked as Internal. If you only have one network card and it has a default gateway to a hardware router with a firewall, then you can set it as Internal in most cases. Please ask if you need more assistance with this.
GateKeeper --> View menu --> Networks --> (Bottom center will show your
network cards)


Troubleshooting:

1. If you cannot even connect to the VPN, then you will either have a problem caused by a security suites firewall, or you are connecting to the wrong ip address.


2. Check that it is not a NetBIOS issue. So let us say you are trying to access a computer called “JamesPC” on 192.168.0.2; you could test the connectivity and file sharing capabilities as follows.

(Windows) Start menu --> Run --> cmd --> ping JamesPC
(Windows) Start menu --> Run --> cmd --> ping 192.168.0.2

(Windows) Start menu --> Run --> \JamesPC
(Windows) Start menu --> Run --> \192.168.0.2


3. Confirm in the WinGate VPN installation that you have the correct participation set for the connection. It could be either “Local Network”, Local Computer” or “No Participation”. This option is local within the properties of the VPN’s you create.


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[aldistuck]

Quote:
If I have a proxy server running, can I also run a wingate vpn server on the same machine and then have my TCP/IP settings from the vpn adapter point to that server? Now I dont want just a VPN connection to that machine. I would like wingate vpn to foward me to another IP address which I would like to connect to.


I am having trouble interpreting this.

What I mean to say is that I have two computers in this office. One has internet access while the other does not (dialup). I have to share this connection to the second machine. At the same time I need both machines to connect to a VPN in from this office in the U.S. to the HQ in Domain in Canada. It is not a problem for the machine with the modem to connect to the VPN but it is a problem for the second machine.

I am currently using a proxy on the computer with internet to share its connection with the second machine but the proxy I'm using does not have VPN solutions and thats why I'm here. I'm looking for a proxy that will allow me to get not only an internet connection, and e-mail but also allow my VPN connection to work.

If wingate proxy can do this I will try it out and buy it.

Thank you.[/quote]

[aldistuck]

Quote:
If I have a proxy server running, can I also run a wingate vpn server on the same machine and then have my TCP/IP settings from the vpn adapter point to that server? Now I dont want just a VPN connection to that machine. I would like wingate vpn to foward me to another IP address which I would like to connect to.


I am having trouble interpreting this.

What I mean to say is that I have two computers in this office. One has internet access while the other does not (dialup). I have to share this connection to the second machine. At the same time I need both machines to connect to a VPN from this office in the U.S. to the HQ Domain in Canada. It is not a problem for the machine with the modem to connect to the VPN but it is a problem for the second machine.

I am currently using a proxy on the computer with internet to share its connection with the second machine but the proxy I'm using does not have VPN solutions and thats why I'm here. I'm looking for a proxy that will allow me to get not only an internet connection, and e-mail but also allow my VPN connection to work.

If wingate proxy can do this I will try it out and buy it.

Thank you.

[logan]

Hi aldistuck,

I interpreted your explanation as you have a VPN infrastructure already setup and your internet computer can connect to the VPN fine since it is connected directly to the internet. However, your client computer only has a proxy connection to the internet which isn't enough for the VPN connection from the client computer.

WinGate has the ability to provide NAT (network address translation) for your client computers through the Extended Networking Driver. By setting your clients default gateway and primary dns to point to the WinGate computer, you can get a full unproxied connection to the internet just like the internet computer has. You should be able to connect your client computers VPN using NAT.