[vpn-help] Problems to connect Shrew Client with Netgear FVS318 Firmware V2.4

[Jernej Simončič]

On Sunday, October 27, 2013, 13:40:09, Jochen Lorenscheit wrote:

> My task is to create a VPN network for a charitable association.
> Therefore we are not able to invest in expensive solutions and have
> to create the VPN infrastructure on our own.

> I tried for the last 3 days to connect Shrew Client with Netgear FVS318 Firmware V2.4
> I have searched the entire internet and all available forums.

You are trying to do IPSec over NAT at the server side - this is
pretty problematic, and I'd suggest you configure the equipment at the
site so that Netgear gets the actual public WAN IP. I don't know
Fritzbox, but if that's a modem/router combo, see if you can put it in
tunnel or bypass mode (so that it only acts as a modem; if it's
currently doing any PPPoE authentication, have the Netgear do that
instead).

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