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port vs application forwarding (related to VPNs)

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jet321:
Sorry, was busy for a few days.

I do not want to have to forward to one specific computer in the sense of being
restricted to forwarding to that specific IP.  I want the ability to have multiple
computers on the local net (192.168.0.*) that will access the remote site via
VPN.  Occasionally I will have two computers accessing the remote site via
VPN at the same time.

The old VPN we used didn't need anything special on the DI624, but at the same
time that router died, we switched to a new one that does require that it seems.

If the application forwarding does shut down the port when it senses you are "done"
then yes, that is definetly not what I want and the true port forwarding or virtual
server is probably closer to it.  Though both of those seem to require me to
do some hard coding of IP's on the 192.168.0* side of the router and somehow
setup rules to figure out which computer to direct the incoming requests to....
Not sure that one is possible.

Or am I just missing the point/method of doing this?  For example, we have been
told MSRA requires GRE, isakmp, and some others to ensure the VPN works.  It
is sounding like if I want to open those, I have to route the ports to a specific IP
that is predetermined when I configure the router rather than based on the IP
that gets assigned when the computer connects to the router(DIR655). 

Thanks
John
(I may be slow responding this week too)

AWDL:
Analysis related to use, not port set-up question.
It sounds more like an office to office connection instead of a home to office connection. I would not even use a home router. I would use a SMB VPN router that can handle the ISP access and the VPN connectivity management. DIR-330 or better yet DIR-130 and use the DIR-655 as a wireless access point.

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