From: kneed_spaaam_plz@hotmail.com   
      
   Hello,   
      
        I have tried to post this problem in the Windows networking   
   newsgroup, but I have yet to receive a response, so I figure what better   
   place then here.   
      
   	I personally believe that I am sh^t out of luck on this one!!!   
      
        Here is my problem. I am currently trying to create a VPN tunnel to   
   a VPN appliance using the tools available to me on Windows XP. I have   
   installed Service Pack 2 because there was improvements made to IPSEc   
   and NAT-t. However, I have been unable to make a connection to my VPN   
   box when I am sitting behind my router. If I connect directly to the   
   internet and create a connection, which by the way is using "L2TP IPSec   
   VPN" it works like a charm, however once I get behind my router there is   
   nothing but issues.   
      
        I have read what seems like a million different opinions on this   
   and none have worked, and the only thing I am clear on is why it is   
   happening. That part makes total sense. But I am not sure as to how I am   
   going to get this to work. I normally would use third party software to   
   connect to VPN boxes, but in this case I felt that the installed Windows   
   Xp utility would do the job just fine as long as the VPN appliance   
   supported L2TP, which in this case it does.   
      
        Could anyone walk me through this as I might be doing something   
   wrong once I am behind the router, is there maybe a step that I missed.   
   Any help would be greatly appreciated.   
      
      
   Other Info   
   ********   
      
   Home router - Crappy SMC Barricade 2404WBR   
      
   OS - Windows XP   
      
   Service Packs - SP2 (Works wonders for me, but probably because it was   
   done on a fresh install :-) )   
      
      
   If you need any other info please let me know....   
      
      
   Thanks In Advance   
      
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