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dlweston · 01-17-05, 10:04 PM

The first question you need to ask is what flavor of VPN are you using? There is more than one version. There is IPSec and L2TP. Microsoft supports L2TP. Were I work we do not allow L2TP. If you need IPSec and not L2TP, see this thread with a client that supports it http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=67793.

If you need L2TP, then there is another problem with L2TP that will not let it work through NAT (Network Address Translation). This is what I think all Cable/DSL routers do. The router has a "real" IP addresses and the PCs on the back side use "private" IP addresses. I have heard some devices now support Pass Through on L2TP, but I have neever checked.

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dlweston Aximsite All Star Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 575 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The first question you need to ask is what flavor of VPN are you using? There is more than one version. There is IPSec and L2TP. Microsoft supports L2TP. Were I work we do not allow L2TP. If you need IPSec and not L2TP, see this thread with a client that supports it http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=67793. If you need L2TP, then there is another problem with L2TP that will not let it work through NAT (Network Address Translation). This is what I think all Cable/DSL routers do. The router has a "real" IP addresses and the PCs on the back side use "private" IP addresses. I have heard some devices now support Pass Through on L2TP, but I have neever checked.