silly question -- you do have the port enabled, yes? I am not sure whether this would be the default on a home router but the rule of thumb is usually to err on the side of diabling what will not be needed.. Also, do you know your firmware version? I am looking at something that says you need 4.00.03 on that router.
On 3/6/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so this is working, just not for vpn? > > On 3/6/08, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got two routers available. Right now I have the following set up: > > > > Verizon DSL > > | > > | > > Belkin F5D7230-4 (DHCP, WiFi, etc) > > | > > |-- Windows Server (IIS et al) > > |-- Wireless Network > > | |- Desktop > > | \- Laptop > > | > > SMC 7004ABR (Acting as a switch, DHCP and routing disabled) > > | > > \- Desktop > > > > According to the DD-WRT site the Belkin can be flashed but I'm > > hesitant to do it because if I mess something up I've lost my only > > wireless access point. At this point though I truly think that > > Verizon's techs are clueless and they are blocking incoming VPN > > traffic. > > > > Hatton > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what kind of router are your working with? Even a home router should > > > have some sort of access control list, which will be modifiable..... > > > Provide some details and I'll try to help. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 3:13 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > I called Verizon, they said nothing is blocked. The only thing that I > > > > can think is that the router does not pass Protocol 47 traffic. > > > > > > > > I'm going to try the DD-WRT suggestion, turns out it'll run on the > > > > wireless router that I had in place initially. We'll see how that > > > > goes. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the suggestion! > > > > Hatton > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:17 PM, denstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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:255729 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
