Re: Netgear RP614 V3 PPTP only works in DMZ.

Thanks for your info!

Sooner Al [MVP] wrote:
> No, you also need to enable GRE Protocol 47 traffic for a PPTP VPN tunnel,
> sometimes called "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through", on the router.
> Consult your users manual or the Netgear support web pages. I have found
> that support for GRE Protocol 47 traffic with consumer grade routers can be
> problematic at best. It can be highly dependent on what firmware version you
> run in the router. Some work, others do not.
>
> You might search/post to the Broadband Reports Netgear forum for help...
>
> http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/netgear
>
> An alternative is to run a SSH or SSL VPN instead. Personally I use a SSH2
> tunnel, with a 2048-bit RSA private/public key for authentication, to access
> my home LAN because of issues with my Buffalo WBR-G54 and getting GRE
> Protocol 47 traffic through it.
>
> http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/
> http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html
>
> http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do
>
> Close ports 1701 and 500...
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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>
> "No NickName" <excitingEnglish@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1123974172.115423.163510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I'm having trouble getting an incoming VPN connection working when my
> > Windows XP machine is not in the DMZ. I have forwarded port 1723 to
> > the correct IP and still nothing (Also tried 1701, 500 (However I
> > understand that PTPP only uses 1723 anyway)). As soon as I move the
> > machine to the DMZ everything works perfectly.
> >
> > Does VPN pass through only work in the DMZ (for this router) or am I
> > missing a something?
> >

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