[VPN] Linksys BEFVP41

["Justin Pember" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

Any input regarding this situation would be greatly appreciated. J

 

I have two sites, one with a DSL connection with a static IP address, the other with a microwave connection also with a static public IP. A VPN needs to be set up to provide LAN to LAN communication between the sites, as well as allow several remote users to connect to one of the LAN’s via a VPN.

 

Would the Linksys BEFVP41 be suitable for this situation with the following considerations?

 

1) A server on the LAN that is on the microwave connection needs to provide web and mail services to the internet. Is it easy to setup port forwarding to the server so it can still provide these public services from inside the private network with the BEFVP41? The site only has the single public IP address.

 

2) Several more sites will eventually be added that will also need a LAN to LAN connection. The BEFVP41 is capable of 70 VPN tunnels, but can it do multiple end to end type tunnels between LAN’s and route any internal traffic to any other point on one of the other LAN’s?

 

3) The BEFVP41 is advertised for cable or DSL connections. Will there be any problems using it on the microwave connection at one of the sites? The microwave connection is a reliable connection to the internet and uses a standard Ethernet connection.

 

4) Does the BEFVP41 only provide a NAT firewall or does it also provide an SPI firewall like the similar BEFSX41?

 

5) Is this model easy to setup with multiple VPN tunnels connecting the LAN’s together, and is it able to reliably re-establish any dropped connections without assistance.

 

Thanks in advance for any help!