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   From: merlyn@geeks.org   
      
   Rafael  writes:   
   >Please help! I'm desperate!   
      
   Maybe you couldn't get a cohesive answer out of NetGear support?   
      
   >I have a new laptop running MS Vista Ultimate. I want to use a remote   
   >access VPN to connect to a Netgear VPN router (model DGFV338) using   
   >the Microsoft VPN Client.   
      
   >'Error 789: The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security   
   ...   
      
      
   Downloading the documentation for this "firewall", I find no mention   
   in the docs that it can function at a L2TP server for the Microsoft   
   client to connect to it. Just that it can pass-through L2TP if so   
   enabled to something else.   
      
   So, looks like you're trying to use two totally different protocols on   
   either end that are incompatible.   
      
      
   >The VPN log on the router just repeats this error:   
      
   >"Could not find configuration for (my routers external IP address)   
   >[500]"   
      
   >I also have another laptop running Windows XP with Netgear ProSafe VPN   
   >Client and connecting to the same Netgear router works perfectly. I'm   
   >using a pre-shared key.   
      
      
   And here you are using the same two protocols on either end to make a   
   working VPN tunnel.   
      
   Your assumption that Microsoft VPN client does the same thing is   
   faulty, it doesn't. The Netgear device also doesn't seem to support   
   the protocols that the Microsoft VPN client will use either.   
      
   Ask NetGear for their VPN client that works on your Vista Ultimate laptop?   
      
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