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   Message 793 of 2,348   
   Tony Lewis to All   
   Re: Personal Firewall Blocking VPN acces   
   09 Feb 04 14:31:23   
   
   From: intothebin@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 22:56:12 GMT, Eric Sorenson    
   wrote:   
      
   >Tony Lewis  wrote:   
   >> I want to install a Personal firewall on WinXP laptop and have tried   
   >> Kerio & Outpost but can't work out the correct configuration so I get   
   >> absolutely nowhere.   
   >> [ snip ]   
   >> Any clues as to how to setup or see what protocols/ports are being   
   >> called up?   
   >   
   >This might not be a port/protocol problem but rather a fundamental   
   >compatibility problem. Both the Netscreen VPN client (nee' Safenet)   
   >and the firewall software try to insert themselves in the same place   
   >in the XP kernel's network driver stack -- they're both NDISWAN   
   >extensions.  Unless they're specifically certified to work with   
   >each other (and sold/installed as a bundle) this probably won't work.   
   >   
      
   Just tried the Sygate Personal Firewall and everything works just as   
   it should :).  No complex configuration or even knowledge that UDP   
   Port 500 and ESP/AH protocols may be in use.   
      
      
   --   
   TonyL   
      
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