From: kneed_spaaam_plz@hotmail.com   
      
   Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL wrote:   
   > Dom Coppola wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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   
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   >>   
   >> 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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   >   
   > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5321783.html   
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   >   
   Awesome..... Thanks a ton   
      
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