RE: LINKSYS and VPN

I am currently working from home using Comcast Cable, Linksys WRT54G 2.2
router, and Linksys PCMCIA card.   I am connected via VPN to our
corporate network using a Cisco VPN concentrator and desktop software.
This will stay up all day, idle or not.  Check the setting on your
router and the firmware release.  I have the latest firmware on my
router  and the latest driver on the laptop.

Chris Bipes

-----Original Message-----

It is really interesting to see this Jim. About a month ago I started
having all kinds of problems keeping a VPN connection to work going.

We have SBC DSL "business class" at home (they called two months ago and
offered that speed jump for next to nothing) and use the 2Wire Home
Portal.
I also had a Linksys router from when we have cable internet access and
just continued to use that since we have multiple PC's.

I would fire up the VPN client and be on for a VERY short time. Then the
Home Network light would go out and everyone else would loose their
internet connection.

I would reboot the 2Wire and all would be OK until I tried that again. I
thought maybe SBC had maybe put the quash on VPN (I've heard that some
do this but not them) so I went Googling for that and got a lot of hits
on the 2Wire and opening up ports, etc. I did not feel comfortable with
this because I knew I had changed NOTHING and it HAD been working fine
for nearly year. I'm not sure what finally made me do this, but I
connected the PC I was using directly to the 2Wire and walla - I was on
via the VPN and stayed on.

So I am still not sure what the Linksys deal did, but I have another one
to stick in there and haven't done that yet.

Could something have gotten changed in the Linksys router to cause this
?