From: njkat@eclipse.net   
      
   Did you get it working????   
      
   "rslotpole@comcast.net"  wrote:   
      
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >My home network consists of a cable modem wired to a befsr41 linksys   
   >wired router which is wired to a wrt54g linksys wireless router.   
   >   
   >I have 3 win xp machines.  1 is wired into the the befsr41, the second   
   >is wired to the wrt54g and the third connects wirelessly to the wrt54g.   
   >   
   >I'm told that I am using the wireless router as a switch.   
   >   
   >On the wireless xp machine I am using a static address 192.168.1.5 and   
   >on the wired router I am port forwarding 1763, 1723, 500, 47 -51 all to   
   >192.168.1.5   
   >   
   >When I connect to my vpn I get a system tray Icon that shows T/R   
   >traffic but once I make this connection I can no longer ping in a cmd   
   >window and my internet browser usually stops working - I think this   
   >happens all the time but i could be mistaken.  If I try to browse my   
   >network I see my network but never the vpn network.  So it looks like I   
   >have an established connection but i can't see anything.   
   >   
   >The strange part is I get exactly the same results if I try to   
   >establish the vpn connection on the other two machines.  Even though   
   >they both have dynamic Ip addresses and I don't change any of the port   
   >forwarding.   
   >   
   >The only way I can make this work is to connect to the cable modem   
   >directly.  Then it works like a charm.  The vpn connection is just   
   >what's provided with widows xp connection wizard.  Can some one please   
   >tell me how to resolve this problem?  The vpn address is vpn.babson.edu   
   >   
   >Thanks for your help   
   >   
      
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