Re: do i need a new router

Leythos wrote:
> In article <q5RXe.19295$hQ4.3678@newsfe4-win.ntli.net>, me@privacy.net
> says...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I tried that but then I read that port 47 and protocol 47 AKA GRE are
>>unrelated.
>
>
> Yes, port 47 has nothing to do with GRE, but, some vendors use that as a
> fix for their lack of properly implementing GRE.

I have used quite a number of FVS318's but have never seen the rule
(service) or option within custom services for GRE. How is this configured?
But then again, if you are using a L2TP router why bother with PPTP
anyway apart from the obvious reasons.

>
>>new router I think.. gonna change to draytek vigors instead of belkins.
>
>
> Belkin make cheap crap, and draytek are also cheap crap.
>
> Try this one, I know it works:
> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/FVS318.php

If you are using ADSL then the Dynalink RTA230 natively supports inbound
PPTP and IPSec, rather than using the port47 fiddle.

I have not encountered an off-the-shelf router (without a 'modem'
component) that fully supports inbound PPTP passthrough properly in
quite some time. In those instances I just build an IPCop box which does
support GRE properly.

Another caveat to be aware of is a good number of those that do support
inbound PPTP passthrough (most don't, despite claiming to) is that the
number of concurrent connections is limited to about 2.

E.
Received on Sat Oct 15 04:35:39 2005