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   This is not the stoopidist question I have seen.   
      
   The tunnel should come up when you try to connect to a host on the other   
   side of the vpn.  IE. Making a connection from your machine to one behind   
   the remote zywall should bring up the tunnel.   
      
   James Gifford wrote:   
      
   > Okay, I have what is probably the all-time stooopid question for this NG.   
   >   
   > I have two ZyWALLs in and speaking with each other and the net in all   
   > respects - I can ping, http, and reach apps on custom ports in both   
   > directions. I have the VPN settings carefully configured to match on both   
   > ends.   
   >   
   > How do I open the VPN tunnel?   
   >   
   > Creating a network connection (in XP Pro) doesn't seem quite right   
   > (doesn't that create a software client bypassing the local VPN box?) - and   
   > if so, what address do I point it to? The remote ZyWALL IP? The remote LAN   
   > server IP? Nothing I've tried has been successful.   
   >   
   > Sorry, I know this is a dumbass question, but everything I have at hand   
   > assumes you know what to do with VPN boxes once they're set up...   
   >   
      
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