2Wire to connect to a VPN far away.....

Your Internet gateway <--- primary router

Port #1 on primary router <---> VPN server
Port #2 on primary router <--> Load Balancer
Load Balancer <--> web-server #1
Load Balancer <--> web-server #2
Load Balancer <--> web-server #3

VPN traffic enters your network, through the router to the VPN server, and then VPN-server back through the router to your internal servers. Web-traffic goes through the Load Balancer, for distribution to the collection of servers.

192.168.1.X is a local ip address ,, i trust that thhe vpn is in seperate places and is done with the wan ip over an internet connection?????

OK maybe the problem isnt on your side but the main office building,, when connecting , have someone looked for repeated attemps to connect by observing the fire wall,, if it appears to be blocked byu the firewall simply diasable any and try it out.. If it works then all you need to do is set the firewall correctly..

I was reading the ip address in your original post and those are local address,s are you certin the VPN is correct ???? did you use the correct STATIC IP ADDRESS ASSIGNED BY YOUR ISP??

If you can't connect via the Internet to your workplace network from home (or another location), check the items in this list:

• Make sure that you typed the virtual private network (VPN) server name exactly as provided by your network administrator.
  

• You must have an active Internet connection for a VPN connection to work.
  

• If your modem is external, make sure that the modem power is turned on.
  

• Contact your network administrator to make sure that you have the appropriate connection and domain permissions on the remote access server.
  

• This could be a certificate problem. For assistance, contact your network administrator.
  

• A VPN connection won't work with an active Winsock proxy client. Contact your network administrator to make sure the Winsock proxy client is not enabled.
  

• If you know the IP address (for example: 131.107.10.25) of a website, type that address in the address bar of your web browser and press Enter. If this works, there is probably a Domain Name System (DNS) resolution problem. For assistance, contact your network administrator.
  

• If you have special software that's required or installed by your workplace, it could be part of the problem. For assistance, contact your network administrator.
  

• If you know the IP address (for example: 131.107.10.25) of your VPN server, type that address for the VPN connection, and then press Enter. If this works, there is probably a DNS resolution problem. For assistance, contact your network administrator.
  

• There could be a problem with the server you're trying to connect to. For assistance, contact your network administrator.
  

If you try to connect with a VPN connection and you see a message that says "The local computer does not support encryption" and has the error code 741, it's possible that the encryption that your computer uses doesn't match the encryption used by the VPN server. To change the encryption settings so that your computer uses the recommended setting of 3DES, follow these steps:

1. Open Connect to a Network by clicking the network icon ( or ) in the notification area.
   

2. Right-click the VPN connection, and then click Properties.
   

3. Click the Security tab.
   

4. Under Data encryption, select Maximum strength encryption (disconnect if server declines), and then click OK.
   

5. Open Connect to a Network by clicking the network icon ( or ) in the notification area.
   

6. Click the VPN connection, and then click Connect to try connecting again.
   

dial in using the vpn to the windows 2003 server network and call the remote desktopof the server using the netbios name or using the local ip address

Here is how to set G1 3G and MMS for UAE Etisalat separately (u can enjoy mms or 3G alone by deactivating settings for either one). First you need to setup 1 access point for each service, sttings is as follows:
-----------------3G----------------
Name: Etisalat3G (could chos any name)
APN: Etisalat.ae
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MCC: 424
MNC: 02
APN type: default
--------------------------MMS----------------------
Name: EtisalatMMS (chose any name)
APN: mms
Proxy: 010.012.000.030
Port: 8080
Username: mms
Password: mms
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MMSC: http://mms/servlets/mms
MMS proxy: 010.012.000.030
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 424
MNC: 02
APN type: mms

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Enjoy the ultimate G1 services!!!

Go to http://gateway.2wire.net and click on the firewall icon. Click on firewall settings and, if prompted, enter your system password to reach the advanced settings page. select the computer that will function as the VPN server. In the left column, select PPTP server. click on Add, then done. or try changing the IP scheme to the 172.16.0.0/255.255.0.0 or 10.0.0.0/255.255.0.0 schemes by accessing gateway.2wire.net, go to home network icon, then advanced settings. but if you manually configure or disable dhcp, be sure to write down the subnet mask & IP assigned to the 2wire then click on save. if all else fails, run it on DMZPlus mode, however this solution will allow all inbound traffic to the computer. if it still doesn't work on DMZPlus mode, the VPN is either using the same IP scheme, is using IPSec 50 or 51, or will not work with the 2Wire gateway.