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Article #418Re: VPN behind not managed Firewall-1: can it be done?
From: Lars M. Hansen
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 16:45
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 16:45
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 19:05:46 GMT, Poster spoketh > >Hello > >I'm an IT guy at a working company which only has an internet >connection through a firewall (FW1) which is managed by another >IT department (holding company) I like to connect our network >through a secured VPN connection (haven't bought any software yet). > I'm not able to configure the FW1 myself. >I wonder if it's somehow possible to use this internet connection for >a VPN connection without changing the firewall AND without involving the >holding ICT department. It takes way TOO long waiting for the holding >company to start their own VPN project. > >thanks !!!! > If you have more than one public IP address available, you can set up a VPN gateway in parallel to the firewall. You'll need a router (or something) on your LAN to send the VPN traffic to the VPN gateway and all the other stuff to the FW-1. It's a rather common configuration... Lars M. Hansen http://www.hansenonline.net (replace 'badnews' with 'lars' in e-mail address)
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