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Linksys Wireless Router PPTP VPN Won't Connect

Asked by: thyneman

I am unable to establish a PPTP VPN connection into my home network.  I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router with the latest firmware, ver. 1.50.14, that sits behind my cable modem.  I have a Windows 2000 Pro laptop that is set up to receive incoming connections.  Internet connectivity is working fine.  The laptop is receiving a dynamic ip lease of 192.168.1.100.  PPTP passthrough is enabled on the router and I have TCP port 1723 forwarding to my laptop's internal ip address.  When I try to connect to it remotely, the "Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" screen just sits there and then I get an "Error 800: Unable to establish VPN Connection." message once it times out.  I've found where several people on different forums had this same problem, particularly with Linksys routers.  Any thoughts?

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