From: David@XXX.COM   
      
   Solved, it's a Linksys issue.   
      
   I tried the connection from another location, where I'm behind 2 firewalls   
   that don't have UDP 500 forwarded, and it worked perfectly.   
      
      
   > We're a small shop running a Sonicwall SOHO3 using the latest firmware.   
   > One license for the global VPN client is installed.   
   >   
   > At home I have a Linksys WRT54G, also running the latest firmware. In the   
   > linksys I have to forward UDP port 500 to the IP of the portable. If I   
   > don'tn the connection won't work. I don't even get a prompt for   
   > username/password.   
   >   
   > Why is this? I can imagine someone wanting to VPN in from say a hotel   
   > somewhere. It would be unlikely the hotel would forward UDP port 500 to   
   > someone's laptop during his/her stay. And even if they wanted to do this,   
   > what if another person wants to VPN to somewhere else? You can't forward   
   > port 500 twice, now can you?   
   >   
   > someone here who can enlighten me?   
   >   
   >   
   > thanks,   
   >   
   > David   
   >   
   >   
      
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