Comments on: Linksys WAG54G 802.11g ADSL Modem VPN Router

By: David Barritt

David Barritt — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:10:22 +0000

I have a WAG54GX2 router. As far as I can see it can be configured for VPN. I want to access my desktop from web sites eg from work or other sites. Would there be some document giving settings please. I am in the UK

David says: You need an IPSEC VPN client. Last time I looked, I could not locate a free one. The GreenBow client supports various Linksys routers. Have a look at their site for their configuration guides or contact their pre-sales support. http://www.thegreenbow.com/vpn.html I assume that you know that you can access your PC desktop without using VPN by forwarding the necessary ports (3389) to your PC (with obvious security issues). Please use the WAG54G forum for further questions.

By: Pedro Cancela

Pedro Cancela — Thu, 12 May 2005 17:54:34 +0000

Hello everyone!… PeteMitch99, I think Cisco VPN client is not compatible with the WAG54G….I’ve read it in some forum or something….here is a link you can check -> http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=205861&p=4
… By the way i’m having the same problem as PeteMitch99 and I would really appreciate some help from someone concerning WAG54G…The question is: What’s the best VPN Client to connect my XP to the this Gateway?…

By: PeteMitch99

PeteMitch99 — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:32:38 +0000

Hi,
I too have a WAG54G and i have a question for anyone. I know you can use the xp vpn ipsec policies to get a client VPN connection to the Wag54G but It looks slighly complicated. Do you know if you can use any software VPN client (I have Cisco VPN 4.03) to connect to the WAG54G. if so what settings do you use?

By: David Kaspar

David Kaspar — Mon, 17 May 2004 11:12:58 +0000

Hey Andy, please use the forum for questions.

By: Andy Clarke

Andy Clarke — Sun, 16 May 2004 20:21:56 +0000

Hi, I’m trying to configure one of these WAG54G for a member of the family. She uses BT ADSL. The Linksys requires a username/password but I think BT ADSL doesn’t require a username/password. So what do you use? The best I can achieve is that the Linksys seems to be working in the context of a router ie every computer inside the network can see the router and get an IP address. Unfortunately, the best the Linksys does is to start “training” with the BT connection, but it never successfully connects. Am I missing something obvious?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Andy Clarke
reply to: h1ding@ntlworld.com

By: Pedro

Pedro — Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:49:12 +0000

U welcome! Hah! 😀
Now let’s do a VPN tunnel and share some porn.