Advice needed: ADSL and VPN for a small company

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Published on 2009-12-14T15:50:44Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 12:03 UTC
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Hi.

I need advice on purchasing an ADSL modem/router for a small company.

At the moment, we are using the iBurst Wireless service for internet connectivity. I have the iBurst desktop modem, which connects to my Netgear WNR2000 router via ethernet. I am using the Netgear WNR2000 to deploy a wireless network as well.

I have also set up a VPN using Windows Server 2003, and enabled the VPN Passthrough settings on the Netgear router. I am able to connect to the office network remotely without difficulty. However the problem that I've read is that the Netgear WNR2000 only supports VPN passthrough for a single session. This is simply not good enough. I need to be able to support at least 3 concurrent VPN connections immediately, and up to 5 in the near future.

Now I am cancelling my iBurst Wireless service and have just got my ADSL line installed. I have to purchase an ADSL modem, and now is a good time to think of future proofing my investment. I need a good ADSL modem, that will allow me to support at least 5 concurrent VPN connections, or more, without breaking the bank. My budget is about 150-200 USD.

I believe that my current Netgear WNR2000 router will be useless, except maybe to extend my wireless network in the future by a bit. Is there a solution where I can still use my Netgear WNR2000 for WiFi, for e.g., by connecting a cheaper non-WiFi ADSL modem to the Netgear router?

If not, then which WiFi-enabled ADSL modem/router that supports at least 5 VPN passthroughs can you recommend?

To sum it up, I need an ADSL modem/router that is:

  • ADSL & ADSL2+ compatible
  • has built-in 802.11n 270/300mbps WiFi (if having this feature doesn't push the price up too much)
  • supports at least 5 VPN connections using VPN passthrough

EDIT: Answer 2.10 in the following FAQ has me a bit worried - What is VPN/multiple VPN Pass-through?

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