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VPN Windows 2003 Server and WRT54G router

GRE protocol also needs to be forwarded to the server.
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reply to VeGeTaX
To add, our friend DocLarge seems to indicate some versions of the WRT54G don't natively support GRE Protocol 47 traffic...

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Hopefully he will chime in and provide additional details/help...

Make sure you enable PPTP Pass Through (ie. GRE Protocol 47 traffic) on the router. From a V8 device (and should be similar on earlier devices)...

»www.linksysdata.com/ui/WRT54G/v8···/VPN.htm
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reply to VeGeTaX
Whoops,

sorry I'm late I've been working on vpn configuration with the Cisco 871w and I've finally got it figured out (Boom baby!!)

If your WRT54G is a Ver. 5 or later, you won't be able to use it for your vpn server because these models do not support passing "PROTOCOL 47" (uppercase for emphasis ) or "GRE" as it's commonly referred to.

The Linksys routers that do pass GRE with "native" firmware out of the box are the following:

1) WRV200
2) WRVS4400N
3) RVS4000
4) RV016
5) RV042
6) RV082

By far, the most affordable is the WRV200 for around $75.

Jay

Thx for the info. So if even if I update the firmware on the router to a 3rd party firmware it will not make a difference for the GRE or 46 protocol? So you recommended for me to get a vpn router a WRV200 are zywall vpn routers better and can you recommend one

reply to VeGeTaX
Your particular router version doesn't have enough memory space to support a firmware update, "unless" you're able to squeeze a "micro" third party firmware version for that router; I've only seen it posted once or twice in the linksys forum about guys getting a micro version of hyperwrt or something like that onto the version 5 and later WRT54G's.

In the immediacy, your best bet would be to just get a router that supports GRE. For an inexpensive fix, I'd go with the WRV200, because after all, you've got a vpn server you're looking at using. Sure, the WRV200 supports 10 ipsec clients and 5 IPSEC vpn tunnels, but if all you're looking for is passing GRE it can do that and you have the vpn features of the router to fall back on if you need to increase the security of your vpn link.

For zywall recommendations, you'll probably need to wait for Alex (Anav) to advise you on that being he's a zywall reseller...

Jay

The version of my modem is WRT54G 1.1. Ok is their a version of the WRV200 that does have the wireless option I can connect my wrt54g for my wireless purpose. I would like a vpn router that just ethernet connection.

reply to VeGeTaX
It appears I've forgotten to ask one question, have you forwarded port 1723 to the ip address of your 2003 vpn server? I don't know what you mean by "is there a wrv200 that has the wireless option to connect to your wrt54g," could you explain in a little more detail?

If you're looking for a plain vpn router (no wireless), the wrv200 gives you the option to turn the wireless off, so, you actually have the best of both.

Jay

P.S.,

the wrt54g is not a modem, it's ethernet technology; the linksys am200 is a modem/gateway, but this device is xdsl technology