VPN walkthrough using Nortel VPN client on Netgear Router

[Strep]

For anyone trying to get VPN working using Nortels Contivity VPN Client through the first generation Sky Netgear router here is a step by step walkthrough:



1 Get IP Address from PC Details – write it down.

2 Login to Router : http://192.168.0.1

3 Username : admin

4 Password : Sky

5 Goto Maintenance Menu Item -> View Attached Devices

6 Note MAC Address & Name for IP address from Step 1

7 Goto Advanced Menu Item -> Lan IP Setup

8 Click Add

9 In the IP Address put in IP from Step 1

10 Put in Mac and name

11 Click Add

12 Goto Firewall Rules

13 Click Add on Inbound Services

14 Pull the Drop down for Services, highlight VPN-IPSEC

15 Change Action to : ALLOW Always

16 Change Send to Lan Server : IP Address from Step 1

17 Change Wan Users : Any

18 Change Log : Always

19 Click Apply

20 Reboot Laptop

[NewsreadeR]

Moved to tutorial section.

[Crozzer]

Can you please help. I have the same problem but with a Sky Sagem router. Will these instructions work for that as well or should I be doing something different?

[NewsreadeR]

Theoretically yes.

1 Get IP Address from PC Details – write it down.

2 Login to Router : http://192.168.0.1

3 Username : admin

4 Password : Sky

5 Goto Maintenance Menu Item -> View Attached Devices

6 Note MAC Address & Name for IP address from Step 1

7 Goto Advanced Menu Item -> Lan IP Setup

8 Click Add

9 In the IP Address put in IP from Step 1

10 Put in Mac and name

11 Click Add

12 Goto Security Menu and then Firewall Rules

13 Click Add under Inbound Services

14 Pull the Drop down for Services, highlight VPN-IPSEC

15 Change Action to : ALLOW Always

16 Change Send to Lan Server : IP Address from Step 1

17 Change Wan Users : Any

18 Change Log : Always

19 Click Apply

20 Reboot Laptop