From: sculver@mail.com   
      
   On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 09:54:46 -0500, Ken Post   
    wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   Thanks I dropped the 1723 and it works fine.   
   >   
   >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.   
      
   Yes,  I learned 47 was a GRE protocol, and I'll drop that too   
      
   >   
   >Also, I've found that any firmware after 1.44.2, Dec 13 2002 doesn't   
   >work well with VPN.   
      
   Except, when I updated to July 2003 Linksys firmware, VPN worked right   
   away, even via my wireless SMC  router off the Linksys router.   
   >-Ken   
      
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