Topic: Sme server as a vpn router?

[lukebeales]

Hi all,
   Have tried searching but just returns heaps of pages about client connecting things.

   My question is am I able to set up an SME server at a local network site acting as the gateway/dialer/etc. and then have it also connect to another SME server at a remote location (say a head office for example) via PPTP VPN, and allow the local network to access the head office through that SME server transparently?  Thanks for any help in advance.

[zatnikatel]

so what your are asking is can one VPN sme server VPN in to another
if so no you can not SME is is a vpn server only not a VPN client so one else my correct me on this and when you say dailer do you mean a dail in server if that is so the is a contrin i thing you can setup as a dail in server but it is not a part of SME standard base setup so goes for the VPN client

[lukebeales]

Yes I am needing to join 2 networks and I like how SME works so it would be great to use it as a VPN router for a network, but I realise it's a bit of a tall ask and may not be able to be done.  Doesn't look like there are any non-hardware based solutions out there unfortunately.

[mercyh]

Hmm....

I think VIP-Ire has made a contrib for this. See this thread:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=33043.0

Search for Site to Site VPN.

[zatnikatel]

the only way i think you could do it would be the main office would have the SME sever the would be the VPN server then you could have all the other offices use a billion modem that supports vpn in or out the 7402r2 support both dial in and dial on vpn with pptp 4 clients
you could have a look at that there are other router that do it like cisco and junipter but they cost large dollars
the contrib that mercyh metioned is still in beta

http://sme.firewall-services.com/spip.php?article2      have alook at this site i matbe what you want

[mercyh]

zatnktel,

I posted the start of the thread for the contrib. I think if you read on through all 22 pages of it you will find that the page you referenced is the current version???

disclaimer: I do not use this contrib myself.

[zatnikatel]

zatnktel,

I posted the start of the thread for the contrib. I think if you read on through all 22 pages of it you will find that the page you referenced is the current version???

disclaimer: I do not use this contrib myself.

thanks i have never used it either but it does look interesting

[lukebeales]

Thanks for all of that, I'll read up on it but it does look like what I'm after!  Thanks again!

[jdavey]

Hello,

Leave the SME as a File Server / web server / mail server inside a network behind:

Smoothwall or IPCop
Endian Firewall
Untangle Server
PFSense

All can do site to site IPSec VPN.

[imcintyre]

JDavey;

Thx for the nudge, I looked at Untangle and what a great product. Installed the webmonitor and reports on a spare pc, stuck it in bridge mode, put it in between switches and firewall. Got my first report last night. Very nice!