I have a Win 2000 Sever that's a VPN server and working fine through a Netgear router. But after switching to Verizon's fiber, their supplied router doesn't let VPN in (but will for $100 per month)! They said they have no other router to supply that will work with their connection, just this Actiontec MI-424-WR. So is there a way to allow VPN to come into the VPN server (Win2000) with these two devices? I thought maybe I'd put the Netgear router in the DMZ of the Verizon router with the VPN server (Win2000) as it's only connection (to the Netgear router). But there are two ways to do THAT: 1.) Connect the Netgear router to the main Verizon router thru one of its LAN connections (therfore on the same network). But wouldn't that leave the server in the DMZ since the VPN server never passes THRU the Netgear router? (from WAN to LAN) 2.) Setup Netgear router with its WAN connected to a LAN port on the main Verizon router. But wouldn't that create double NAT-ing? Does that even work? Is there any other way aorund this proble? I thank you in advance for any ideas! -Tony

barracudadrive will allow you to share files. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.

I need to VPN thru, not just share files. There are applications we use that communicated thru the network. Anyone have any ideas? I read somwhere that using the Main router as a bridge may do the trick. -Tony

I think your issue might be this... Because you are on fiber, I assume you are on static IP...maybe a T1 line...then you probably have multiple IP's... If this is the case then in my experience some ISP's lock up the router so that you cannot log into it and open/close ports as you need...they want to do it for you...therefore the extra $100 to open a couple of VPN ports... I suspect the router they supplied is NAT'ing to some private range, which means you probably cannot take another router and bridge as it will only bridge on 1 IP... I don;t see a way around this...sorry...