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   Sandy Culver wrote:   
   > Having trouble with a VPN using Comcast cable over a Linksys using   
   > Windows XP Pro   
   >   
   > After reading of ports 1723 and 47 being required, made those changes   
   > (hopefully correctly  to the intenal IP address of the laptop   
   > 192.168.1.4) for both TCP and UCP, but the connection (work uses very   
   > standard Microsoft VPN server software) fails at the password (RAS in   
   > log) area.   
   >   
   > The Linksys is the 4 port cable router  BEFSR41  and the firmware is   
   > 12/02 updated.   
   >   
   > To test my lack of VPN connection over cable, I went back to my  dial   
   > up service to another IPS and then the VPN connects right away.   
   >   
   > Any users have ideas or suggestions?   
   >   
   > Thanks,   
   >   
   > Sandy   
      
      
   You only need to forward port 1723 if YOU are running the vpn server.   
   If you're simply connecting to a vpn server that is at work, I think all   
   you need to do is on the filters tab, enable: multicast pass through,   
   ipsec pass through, and pptp pass through.   
      
   The linksys documentation is wrong, it's protocol 47, not port 47 and   
   that it taken care of if you allow the pass through as above.   
      
   Also, I've found that any firmware after 1.44.2, Dec 13 2002 doesn't   
   work well with VPN.   
   -Ken   
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