From: matthewshepherd@hotmail.com   
      
   Hi all,   
      
   First: I'm a newbie to VPN. I'm not a complete idjit in general, but I've   
   never had to deal with VPNs before.   
      
   As the only guy in our office who even knows how to set up a network and   
   troubleshoot basic problems, I've been delegated The Computer Guy ... and   
   subsequently been asked to set up a VPN based on our Netgear FVS318 and   
   Netgear ProSafe client software.   
      
   I'm looking for a generous soul who has maybe walked through this valley of   
   darkness before me to come back and shed a little light on the process. I'm   
   rapidly realizing how much of a shmuck I am and would really appreciate some   
   insight into how to go about this.   
      
   Communication through this NG would be fine, e-mail maybe a little   
   preferable. Again, I'm new to this, but I'm not a stone-cold moron, so I   
   hope things would progress relatively quickly. I'd just rather have somebody   
   I can ask for advice backing me up before I start mucking around and   
   possible screwing things up royally. I'm (theoretically) familiar with   
   things like TCP/IP, simple Windows networking, and how the Internet works in   
   general. I get a little scared when people start tossing around dynamic DNS   
   creation, assigning static IPs and setting up security certificates,   
   however.   
      
   Pay is in gratitude and that warm feeling you get when you help a nun across   
   the street.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
   Matt Shepherd   
   http://www.man-man.org   
      
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