NETGEAR FVS318v3 Monitoring the Progress and Status of the VPN Client Connection

Reference Manual for the ProSafe VPN Firewall FVS318v3
5-16 Basic Virtual Private Networking
January 2005
a. Establish an Internet connection from the PC.
b. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
c. Type ping -t 192.168.3.1 , and then click OK.
Figure 5-16: Running a Ping test to the LAN from the PC
This will cause a continuous ping to be sent to the first FVS318v3. After between several
seconds and two minutes, the ping response should change from “timed out” to “reply.”
Figure 5-17: Ping test results
Once the connection is established, you can open the browser of the PC and enter the LAN IP
address of the remote FVS318v3. After a short wait, you should see the login screen of the VPN
Firewall (unless another PC already has the FVS318v3 management inte rface open).
Monitoring the Progress and Status of the VPN Client Connection
Information on the progress and status of the VPN client connection can be viewed by opening the
NETGEAR ProSafe Log Viewer.
1. To launch this function, click on the Windows Start button, then select Programs, then
NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client, then Log Viewer.