You should be able to just open the ports on the router, and have it "work".
Tho the DMZ idea should have worked (but only for a quick test, if that!). You can always use port forwarding and use a port you KNOW is open... last ditch... On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:50 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I'm starting my new job on Monday (yes, those that did not catch my > boss's posting on CF-Jobs, I've got a new job) and need to create a > network that I can connect to via VPN. I have the server set up to > allow incoming VPN connections but both of the routers that I have > seem to block the needed IPSEC traffic (Protocol 47). I've gone so > far as to set my "server" up as the DMZ machine on my router. > > Either that or Verizon is blocking it... I doubt it but it's > possible. It won't matter after March 31 because I'm switching back > to Cable modem. > > Regardless, I'm faced with two options at this point. First is to put > together a Linux based firewall in a computer with two network cards. > I'll need to get a couple of NICs if I go that route. Other option is > to get a router that actually allows for passing through of the > correct protocols. My problem is that I don't have time to locate a > home router that will allow this. > > Anyone have suggestions? > > Thanks! > Hatton > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255666 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
