Monitoring the vpn tunnel (telecommuter example) – NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall DG834G User Manual

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Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DG834G User Manual

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NETGEAR VPN Configuration

v1.0, May 2008

This causes a continuous ping to be sent to the VPN router. Within two minutes, the ping
response should change from timed out to reply.

Once the connection is established, you can open the browser on the PC and enter the LAN IP
address of the VPN router. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the VPN router
(unless another PC already has the VPN router management interface open).

Monitoring the VPN Tunnel (Telecommuter Example)

Viewing the PC Client’s Connection Monitor and Log Viewer

To view information on the progress and status of the VPN client connection, open the Log
Viewer.

1. To launch this function, click the Windows Start button, then select Programs > 54 Mbps

Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Model DG834G > Log Viewer.

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Note: You can use the VPN router diagnostics to test the VPN connection from the VPN

router to the client PC. To do this, select Diagnostics on the modem router main
menu.

Note: Use the active VPN tunnel information and pings to determine whether a failed

connection is due to the VPN tunnel or some reason outside the VPN tunnel.

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