MJ works, but VPN to work doesn't

aldo4x4 · Post by **aldo4x4** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:27 pm

I see a lot of posts about people's MagicJack not working when they VPN to work, but my problem is the opposite. MJ has worked fine from day one, but I just noticed I cannot connect to my work's VPN like before.

Any tips for making the two play nice together? Windows XP, Netgear router. TIA.

aldo4x4 · Post by **aldo4x4** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:31 am

I forgot to mention: the jack is plugged into a different desktop computer on my LAN. I am failing to VPN to work from a different computer, my laptop.

Diggs · Post by **Diggs** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:55 pm

I run MagicJack on one computer and VPN out from several different computers at the same time (both MS and Cisco VPN) through a Netgear router without a problem. Not sure why it isn't working for you, but it can be done.

aldo4x4 · Post by **aldo4x4** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:14 pm

Thanks for the feedback. By testing with the MJ server turned off and by bypassing my local router in different testing configurations, I've discovered that the problem is not MagicJack related, but rests in my Netgear router.

Barada Nels · Post by **Barada Nels** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:53 am

aldo4x4 wrote:Thanks for the feedback. By testing with the MJ server turned off and by bypassing my local router in different testing configurations, I've discovered that the problem is not MagicJack related, but rests in my Netgear router.

Greetings,

It seems like you have found the issue, but just wanted to suggest you update your Netgear firmware and for your own sanity DO NOT purchase a Linksys router. Netgear is a much better product no matter what generation you have.

Sincerely,

Barada Nels

bevanwillson · Post by **bevanwillson** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:20 am

There are several ways to accomplish much of it depends on what you want to do now, what you want to do in a year from now, how much you want to spend, how much time do you have to spend on it and whether you are looking for proprietary solutions or are Open Source software.

3digitiq · Post by **3digitiq** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:31 am

Barada Nels wrote:
aldo4x4 wrote:Thanks for the feedback. By testing with the MJ server turned off and by bypassing my local router in different testing configurations, I've discovered that the problem is not MagicJack related, but rests in my Netgear router.
Greetings,

It seems like you have found the issue, but just wanted to suggest you update your Netgear firmware and for your own sanity DO NOT purchase a Linksys router. Netgear is a much better product no matter what generation you have.

Sincerely,

Barada Nels

I have magicJack+ running on a Linksys WRT54GL router using the v4.30.15 firmware. I also have OpenVPN and UltraVNC (see: SourceForge) for a free, very secure, open-source remote desktop solution.

OpenVPN creates an encrypted tunnel through the internet. I use dynDNS as my domain name server, and if my ISP changes my dynamic IP address, my Linksys router automatically updates the dynDNS database to my new IP address. This gives me secure access to my remote computer's file system as if it were on my local network.

UltraVNC, in conjunction with OpenVPN, allows me to take control of my remote computer: view it's desktop and run programs on it.

IMHO, magicJack+, OpenVPN, and UltraVNC are powerful technologies which my WRT54GL handle with aplomb.

Hope this helps.