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Linksys/Westell DSL VPN Issues

Good morning.

I have several small business clients using either Linksys BEFSX41 or BEFVP41 routers to connect SOHO's to their main offices.

Where I have cable modem on both ends, the tunnels setup and stay up with no issues. When I bring DSL into the mix, I can either have the VPN tunnel up OR I can browse the web, but not both.

I have this issue at multiple sites. The common items are:

Verizon DSL
Westell 6100 series modem
Linksys BEFSX41 router

I have tried all kinds of firmware upgrades/downgrades on the Linksys to no avail. Has anyone incurred these same issues? How did you fix it?

TIA

SysExpert

WHat kind of VPN ?

In a worse case scenario, shouldn't the people be able to browse via the Office Internet connection ?

You could have DNS issues, same subnet on both ends, or similar that can cause this.

I hope this helps !

ttist25

ASKER

Thanks for your response.

You are correct. I suppose some routing statements could take care of that.

What I don't understand is that I have the exact same setup (sans the DSL connection and the Westell) working with no issues.

Could it have something to do with PPPoE?

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Thanks ttist25,
Cheers !
--Rob