NETGEAR DG834Gv1 - 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Modem Reference Manual page 124

Reference Manual for the Model Wireless ADSL Firewall Router DG834G
Check the VPN Connection.
8.
To check the VPN Connection, you can initiate a request from the remote PC to the DG834G's
network by using the "Connect" option in the NETGEAR ProSafe menu bar. The NETGEAR
ProSafe client will report the results of the attempt to connect. Since the remote PC has a
dynamically assigned WAN IP address, it must initiate the request.
To perform a ping test using our example, start from the remote PC:
Establish an Internet connection from the PC.
a.
On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
b.
Type
c.
ping -t 192.168.3.1
Figure 8-16: Running a Ping test to the LAN from the PC
This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the first DG834G. After between several
seconds and two minutes, the ping response should change from "timed out" to "reply."
Figure 8-17: Ping test results
Once the connection is established, you can open the browser of the PC and enter the LAN IP
address of the remote DG834G. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the Router
(unless another PC already has the DG834G management interface open).
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, and then click OK.
Virtual Private Networking (Advanced Feature)
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