NETGEAR UTM5-100NAS, UTM50-100NAS manual Configuring NetBIOS Bridging with IPsec VPN

ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance Reference Manual

Configuring NetBIOS Bridging with IPsec VPN

Windows networks use the Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) for several basic network services such as naming and neighborhood device discovery. Because VPN routers do not normally pass NetBIOS traffic, these network services do not function for hosts on opposite ends of a VPN connection. To solve this problem, you can configure the UTM to bridge NetBIOS traffic over the VPN tunnel.

To enable NetBIOS bridging on a configured VPN tunnel:

1.Select VPN > IPSec VPN from the menu. The IPsec VPN submenu tabs appear with the IKE Policies screen in view.

2.Click the VPN Policies submenu tab. The VPN Policies screen displays (see Figure 7-22 on page 7-32).

3.In the List of VPN Policies table, click the Edit table button to the right of the VPN policy that you want to edit. The Edit VPN Policy screen displays. (Figure 7-31shows only the top part of the screen with the General section).

Figure 7-33

4.Select the Enable NetBIOS checkbox.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

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v1.0, January 2010