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NETGEAR ADSL Modem Router DG834 v3 User Manual

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Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Router DG834 v3

NETGEAR VPN Configuration

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v1.1, October 2006

8. Check the VPN Connection.

To check the VPN Connection, you can initiate a request from the remote PC to the VPN
router’s network by using the Connect option in the DG834 ADSL Modem Router menu bar
(see

Figure B-22

). Since the remote PC has a dynamically assigned WAN IP address, it must

initiate the request.

a. Right-click the system tray icon to open the popup menu.

b. Select Connect to open the My Connections list.

c.

Choose toDG834G.

The DG834 ADSL Modem Router will report the results of the attempt to connect. Once the
connection is established, you can access resources of the network connected to the VPN
router.

To perform a ping test using our example, start from the remote PC:

a. Establish an Internet connection from the PC.

b. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.

Figure B-22

Right-mouse-click on the
system tray icon to open the
popup menu.