[johnnyboyleeds]

Hi all and especially nickgoldman, do any of you have any information regarding the l2tp tunnel.

I am in a similar boat, I have the VM business hub and a static IP. I have switched it to modem mode. I have a cisco 2821 plugged into it on fa0.

I get a public IP and gateway via dhcp, but this IP doesn't have a route to the internet. I have been on and off the phone with VMBusiness for over a week and eventually I got someone who knows a little.

He says that the SH creates a L2TP tunnel to get the correct external static IP that has been assigned to me. He said that If I use modem mode with a static IP (and I guess it is the same with a routed subnet) that whatever device I use as a router will need a similar tunnel.

I'm reasonably handy with cisco devices. I've never created a L2tp tunnel though, but I assume it needs a peer IP address as an endpoint for the tunnel like the other VPN's I've created previously.

The guy on the phone got very frustrated when I explained that a username and password simply weren't enough to create the tunnel. He said using another router with modem mode and static IP's was not supported and if I could get it working, it was allowed, but he couldn't help any more. He said to create a tunnel and if the tunnel is up, he might be able to help with any further issues.

Does anyone have any information regarding the L2tp tunnel?

I'll be happy to share my config if I get it working.

Thanks

John