VPN with two VPN routers

[Guest]

I know this is gonna be a dumb question but If I have two Netgear FVS318 ROuters that have a tunnel established between them, there no need for any VPN client/server software right
THe fact that they are connected means they are simply an extention of my corporate LAN right

Sorry but I had to ask

 

[allan grossman [mvp]]

Hi, Jesse -

If both sides of the VPN are connected to trusted
networks - and only to trusted networks there's no reason
for an additional VPN client.

But - if the machine using the tunnel between routers is
also connected to the Internet you've created a bridge
between the untrusted Internet and the trusted networks -
and a pretty big security hole.

Hope this helps -

-----Original Message-----
I know this is gonna be a dumb question but If I have

two Netgear FVS318 ROuters that have a tunnel established
between them, there no need for any VPN client/server
software right?

THe fact that they are connected means they are simply

an extention of my corporate LAN right?