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Re: hello Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro & VPN ... goodbye ASUS

From: Craig Whitmore <lennon_at_orcon.net.nz>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 11:28:43 +1200
Message-ID: <3B6890AB.CB1F7CF4@orcon.net.nz>

Nik Kitson wrote:
>
> I have given up waiting for ASUS to upgrade the firmware on their external
> router and have made the move to an Alcatel SpeedTouch Pro. The folks at
> LAN1 were really helpful, and they even printed me off a quick-start
> pinholing guide.
>
> The SpeedTouch supports translation of IPSec (IP type 50) and GRE/PPTP (IP
> type 47), so its now possible to have VPN client and server access that
> won't work with the ASUS external. The Alcatel routers are incredibly simple
> to setup, and don't even require a reboot to switch to the games realm. The
> one annoying thing is that they come preconfigured with XTRA as the
> connection name :( This cannot be removed from the HTTP interface, but I'm
> sure it can be done from CLI mode.

Yes it can be done from the HTTP Interface :-) You have to remove the
connection associated with this NAME and then you can remove it and add
a new one name whatever you like.

The new version of the software in the future I have been told will have
the pinholes set up via the web interface..

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Received on Thu Aug 2 11:26:09 2001


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