We're setting up a VPN solution to one of our satellite offices in another town. The modem they are using is a Cisco 675. Our firewall is a netgear. When we tested out the VPN software here, using the netgear firewall, it worked AOK. We installed the firewall with the Cisco 675, and no dice.
Here's what happens. In order to set up a security association with the firewall here, we have to give our firewall the IP address of the VPN equipment at the other location. That would be the netgear firewall. Soooo.... the Cisco 675 modem must be used in Bridging mode VS. routing mode. If the 675 is in routing mode, it becomes the equipment with the IP address, and then the VPN will not work with the netgear firewall. However... the 675 does not want to pass packets to the firewall when it is in bridging mode. We've checked out everything in the downloaded manual about configuring the 675, but cannot find anything that will solve this issue.
Any ideas?
thanks!
Wildlife
Here's what happens. In order to set up a security association with the firewall here, we have to give our firewall the IP address of the VPN equipment at the other location. That would be the netgear firewall. Soooo.... the Cisco 675 modem must be used in Bridging mode VS. routing mode. If the 675 is in routing mode, it becomes the equipment with the IP address, and then the VPN will not work with the netgear firewall. However... the 675 does not want to pass packets to the firewall when it is in bridging mode. We've checked out everything in the downloaded manual about configuring the 675, but cannot find anything that will solve this issue.
Any ideas?
thanks!
Wildlife