From: terry05@npspam.jamboree.com   
      
   Its possible but you need to know the XSP client setup - looks like a steep   
   learning curve   
   An alternative is to run VNC on one machine you can then use to hop onto the   
   other machines in the network   
      
   "Steve"  wrote in message   
   news:U2QWd.6496$Q83.3994@bignews5.bellsouth.net...   
   > First off, I can find my way around my computers but do NOT consider   
   > myself a power user or expert by any means. That said.....   
   >   
   > A friend gave me a FVS318 router that looks brand new. He owned it for   
   > about a year and used it only as a firewall router. The firmware is V   
   > 2.4. I now have it installed in my home network and it works flawlessly   
   > as a router and network switch for the 4 computers on our network.   
   >   
   > I would like to be able to establish a secure VPN connection to my home   
   > network and access the computers there when I travel (often). I am   
   > running a peer-to-peer network using XP home on 2 of the computers and   
   > XP Pro on the other 2. I use XP Pro on one of the office machines and my   
   > notebook that travels with me. My IP address from BellSouth is static   
   > and all of my computers on the network are set to static addresses. I   
   > have a 3mb/sec DSL account at my home.   
   >   
   > I have tried EVERYTHING I can find on the Netgear website for using the   
   > XP Client (which Netgear told me will work with "no problem"). No luck.   
   > I have followed the proceedure on their website SEVERAL times and I   
   > can't get the thing to work at all.   
   >   
   > If anyone has some clear instructions for setting up the XP client and   
   > the FVS318 I would really appreciate some help. Also any advice you   
   > might have for being able to browse and access my network while   
   > traveling would be great! Feel free to email me at the address on this   
   > post. Just remove the OBVIOUS "nospam" in the address.   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance for your help. From what I have read in researching   
   > this, it is a pretty common problem that Netgear seems unwilling to   
   > address in a simple and logical manner. Think maybe they want all of us   
   > to buy their VPN client instead of using the FREE one we already have???   
   >   
   > rolandcsmith@nospamyahoo.com   
      
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