Re: VPN drops

I tried to dig further, but with no success. The way it's all set up
is an ADSL modem then a WRT54GS v5 with the most recent firmware. I
tried going into the modem settings and there is virtually no settings
to adjust (i.e., no option to turn off VPN passthrough). The modem
only has one output called ethernet and the wireless router only has
one input (and 4 outputs)... i.e., no WAN - LAN options?

I dropped the MTU speed/rate(?) to 1432 as recommended by some post and
this did not help. I then hooked up to the router via a cable and
updated the firmwarm to v1.50.8. I then tried to conected to the VPN
(via wireless & eithernet) and still had the same problem (problem
being a couple failed attempts to connect with the connection hanging
with the message "opening port".... then
finally on the 3rd attempt connecting and everything working fine, but
the connection dropping in 1 to 2 minutes.)

There are some posts about 3rd party firmware... any thoughts?

Or maybe just buy a different wireless router than better supports VPN
passthrough? Any recommendations on routers? Seems maybe even the
same router but a previous version (anything but version 5 it seems)?
Or maybe a different router would still have NAT problems?

thanks!

Kurt wrote:
Also, if it's just the two of you sharing the wireless and the next upstream
router is a NAT device, you might be able to use the WRT54GS as just an
access point (connect your Internet feed to the LAN instead of the WAN if it
has a wired LAN port).

...kurt

"archean1" <archean1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1158336522.983242.118090@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Okay, maybe I'm getting this on my own... I'm going through a WRT54GS
(Firmware Version: v1.50.5). Seems there are a lot of posts on
problems getting this router to work with VPN. I'm sure I'll screw
something up shortly and the router is locked up next door... sweet!!

Any hints on this? Sor far I've seen people recommending TCP port 1723
forwarding (not quite sure how to do this, but getting there),
upgrading firmware, changing MTU rate, etc. etc. I'm losing billable
hours at the moment... would spending $100 on a different wireless
router fix my problem? If anyone says yes, I'll go to the store right
now!! :)


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