From: bwmc@bellsouth.net   
      
   I have 2 linksys BEFVP41 routers with a VPN tunnel between them. I can't   
   ping all of the computers at either end. There is a problem pinging some   
   types of network cards through the tunnel so these computers are not   
   accessible through the network. I was told by Linksys tech support that this   
   was indeed a problem that the problem was not the router and they were not   
   going to pursue the problem. I put a sniffer on my network and monitored the   
   circuit. The only difference I could see was the way the mac address was   
   requested by the ICMP packet. Through the tunnel the ICMP packet requested   
   the whole mac address while a IPSEC VPN only asked for the last four numbers   
   of the mac address, it appears that some network cards can only use the last   
   4 digits of the mac address. I know there are at least 2 different   
   manufactures of NIC cards involved. Does anyone know of a router with VPN   
   capabilities that does not have this problem.   
   Billy   
      
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