From: mike-newsgroup@-DELETETHISPART-.upcraft.com   
      
   Mark Quest wrote:   
   > It appears that cablevision (residential optimum online) is blocking   
   > ports that are required for VPN (inbound only). Tried with Verizon and   
   > connected no problem. I think I am getting cable off my bill.   
   >   
   > nospamhere2@yahoo.com (Mark Quest) wrote in message news:<8da3   
   c8b.0409030749.26781c57@posting.google.com>...   
   >   
   >>Hi,   
   >>I have cablevision residential cable service at home and can VPN to my   
   >>work from home no problem(using Cisco client I got from our network   
   >>folks).   
   >>   
   >>I have W2000 desktop at home behind the router and W/XP laptop. Since   
   >>my router has "VPN support" I want to VPN-connect my laptop to my home   
   >>network(desktop) while I am at work.   
   >>   
   >>I enabled both PPTP and L2TP "servers" on the router and tried both   
   >>settings on my laptop - so far no success.   
   >>If I try PPTP connection on laptop - connection hangs with message   
   >>"Verifying user name and password"(whell, I know that password is   
   >>correct).   
   >>If I try L2TP - it errors with message "Error 789: ... the security   
   >>layer encountered a processing error during initial negotiations with   
   >>the remote computer".   
   >>   
   >>Any ideas how I can trace/fix the problem. Is it possible that   
   >>Cablevision is blocking some ports that are needed to establish VPN   
   >>connection to my home?   
   >>   
   >>Thank you.   
   >>Mark Q.   
      
   So it sounds like they don't provide Internet service.   
      
   They provide Web and email service.  Perhaps you could send a friendly   
   letter to your local authority with a complaint of false advertising if   
   they advertise their services as an Internet service.   
      
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