I use this setup to a VPN device (not a 2K server) using PPTP/MPPE and have   
   no problems at all just using the default settings on the Linksys. The   
   others are correct that the private networks on either side must be on   
   different subnets. Below is what I'd suggest, assuming that you are   
   connecting a Windows PPTP client THROUGH the Linksys. and not trying to use   
   the VPN capabilities of the Linksys itself (since I believe that's only   
   IPSec).   
      
   Take it in stages.   
   1. Connect the PC directly to the internet (take out the Linksys) and make   
   sure the VPN works. If it doesn't fix that first.   
   2. Reset the Linksys and update it to the latest firmware.   
   3. Connect the PC to the Linksys and ping the server. Personally I'd never   
   put a server of any kind directly on the internet, most real firewalls can   
   be VPN servers as well.   
   4. Try the VPN connection, if it works great if not go to step 5   
   5. Change the internal subnet of the Linksys. You will have to renew the   
   address or reboot the PC (I've assumed you are using DHCP on the Linksys).   
   6. Try the VPN again, it should work. If not, and it worked in step 1 then   
   I'd say you have a bad Linksys.   
      
   Like I said I've got a half dozen of these in use and have yet to change   
   anything more then the password.   
      
      
      
   "Michael Mishler"  wrote in message   
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   > Just running this by the NG for suggestions:   
   >   
   > I have a Windows 2000 Server SP4, with a VPN server running on it.   
   >   
   > Recently I replaced my Netgear RT314 router with a Linsksy BEFVP41 VPN   
   > router   
   >   
   > I'm trying to remotely connect to my VPN server but cannot through my   
   > BEFVP41 router.   
   >   
   > I've forwarded port 1723 and allowed PPTP passthrough, but stops at the   
   part   
   > where it authenticates the username and password and gives an error   
   message   
   > 620 or something like that.   
   >   
   > Linksys website suggested a couple of things like forwarding port 47, and   
   > 440-443 but they didn't work.   
   >   
   > I've tried DMZ, and nothing seems to work.   
   >   
   > Has anyone gotten the BEFVP41 firmware 1.41.1 to pass PPTP?   
   >   
   > thanks for your suggestions   
   >   
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