Damian
Tue Sep 09 16:56:43 CDT 2003
Hi,
If you are going to be using PPTP as the protocol for your VPN connection I
expect you to have no problems with that router limitation since you would
not be using IPSEC.
241252 VPN Tunnels - PPTP Protocol Packet Description and Use
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=241252
Regards,
Damian
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"sammy" <sammy@nomail.com> wrote in message
news:05b201c37716$6c9006f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I'd like to make a VPN connection from my home computer
> to the server at work. VPN will go through a Linksys
> router sitting between the internet and my home computer.
> I noticed in the instructions it states that VPN's that
> use IPSec and AH (Authentication Header known as protocol
> 51) are incompatible with the router. AH has limitations
> due to occasional incompatibility with the NAT standard.
> Can anyone shed any light on this - I've used VPN in the
> past through a different router and never had any
> problems but I can't recall ever hearing anything about
> AH. Just thought I'd ask - guess I'll find out once I get
> home and try it.