Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Orin Eman wrote:
>
>   
>>> A PPTP connection is set up pretty quickly on any recent Windows PC, and
>>> doesn't need a special router. (Most let it pass, for one connection at
>>> least.)
>>>       
>> Whether it works or not is a different matter...
>>
>> Sorry for the rant, but my copy of XP at home can't handle a bad
>> packet during the PPTP startup and just sits and sulks.  A Win2k
>> virtual machine under Vmware on Gentoo Linux however works fine...
>>     
>
> Well, yes, YMMV :)  
>
> FWIW, I use PPTP regularly to connect to my home LAN (SMC router with
> built-in VPN server) from my WinXP Pro notebook, and I never had a problem. 
>
> Gerhard
>   
Gerhard,
I like your approach and am going to try it - VPN server-in-router at 
main location, setup PPTP at the other end.
Thanks,
Carey
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