From: martinvalley@comcast.net   
      
   I replaced my Linksys BEFSR41 router with a BEFSX41 router. The router   
   is on the inside of my cable modem and I have a small network branched   
   off the router. I have the new one installed and everything seems to   
   work as expected - except the VPN.   
      
   I think I have the VPN stuff configured correctly but I can't connect   
   to it (from the WAN side). For testing/learning purposes, I'm trying   
   to connect using  a Windows 2000 laptop, dialing out through a   
   separate phone connection (with the laptop disconnected from the LAN).   
      
   I'm getting error: "L2TP connection failed ... security layer   
   processing error..."   
      
   Question: do I have to use IPSec? The Linksys literature seems to   
   imply that this is required. They have a whole appendix on how to   
   create an IP Security policy but I'm not clear as to whether this   
   applies to the remote computer or to something else. And, when I   
   create the policy and apply it per their instructions, it screws up   
   the connection to my own LAN.   
      
   Another question: should I have "IPSec Passthrough", "PPTP   
   Passthrough" and "PPPOE Passthrough" enabled or disabled?   
      
   Help?   
      
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