Linksys LRT224 OpenVPN

[VPNRony]

Hi!

I'm setting up a new network for my office and since I've realized security is a deal, I want to start using OpenVPN in my office server.

I read the LRT224 review and it looks pretty good, but only 5 SSL connections are few ones. If I open the port UDP 1194 (the one used for OpenVPN) to a local ip address, and I set up de PC as the VPN server instead of the Linksys router, will I be able to have as much connections as I want to?

If not, what router should I buy to have all the connections I want?

Thanks!

 

[Cloud200]

Hi!

I'm setting up a new network for my office and since I've realized security is a [big] deal, I want to start using OpenVPN [for] my office server.

I read the LRT224 review and it looks pretty good, but [supporting] only 5 SSL connections [simultaneously is too] few. If I open UDP [port] 1194 (the one used for OpenVPN) to a local ip address, and I set up [the] PC as the VPN server instead of the Linksys router, will I be able to [open as many] connections as I want to?

If not, what router should I buy to have all the connections I want?

Thanks!

Cleaned up the post a little for you.

Yes you can absolutely put an OpenVPN server behind the Linksys router.
AFAIK, the only other routers that support OpenVPN are consumer level devices.

 

[VPNRony]

Could you recommend me a router to do port forwarding towards my pc based server? I read someone have problems to do that...
Is there router or pc limitations in the number of simultaneous connections to a pc based server?

 

[Cloud200]

Could you recommend me a router to do port forwarding towards my pc based server? I read someone have problems to do that...
Is there router or pc limitations in the number of simultaneous connections to a pc based server?

1. What else will you be doing with the router/firewall? Do you expect it to do content filtering, inline AV, etc?

2. What do you currently have?

3. How fast is your internet connection?

4. How many users do you have inside the network?

5. How many users will be connecting remotely?

 

[VPNRony]

1. What else will you be doing with the router/firewall? Do you expect it to do content filtering, inline AV, etc?

Remote Descktop via VPN and also content filtering

2. What do you currently have?

I've just bought a Cisco RV320

3. How fast is your internet connection?

20mbs down, 1mbs up

4. How many users do you have inside the network?

2 or 3

5. How many users will be connecting remotely?

Up to 10

 

[abailey]

1. What else will you be doing with the router/firewall? Do you expect it to do content filtering, inline AV, etc?

Remote Descktop via VPN and also content filtering

2. What do you currently have?

I've just bought a Cisco RV320

3. How fast is your internet connection?

20mbs down, 1mbs up

4. How many users do you have inside the network?

2 or 3

5. How many users will be connecting remotely?

Up to 10

Be sure to temper your expectations for your remote workers with only 1Mbit/s up. This would be slow for one user. It could be painful for more than one person on at a time (depending on what all they are doing).

 

[Trip]

Since remote desktop is intended and upload bandwidth/latency may be an issue, then perhaps another way to skin the cat would be a hosted virtual machine on Amazon EC2 or a VPS webhost? A small ongoing cost, yes, but likely a huge performance boost, if enough users need simultaneous access on an ongoing basis. Just a thought.

 

[fistv]

Since remote desktop is intended and upload bandwidth/latency may be an issue, then perhaps another way to skin the cat would be a hosted virtual machine on Amazon EC2 or a VPS webhost? A small ongoing cost, yes, but likely a huge performance boost, if enough users need simultaneous access on an ongoing basis. Just a thought.

Agree, that 1mb is going to be painful.