Re: can xp act as server for vpn connection

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From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:22:10 -0500

For a PPTP vpn connection, you need to open port 1723, TCP, and GRE protocol
47. Many linksys models have a setting called "PPTP passthrough" which is
the GRE protocol 47. You want PPTP passthrough enabled.

"mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:578CE779-4113-4AC8-B81A-BB15436E536E@microsoft.com...
> what ports do you have to open on a router (linksys) to allow this
> connection from the outside world?
>
> thanks!