On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:41:35 +0000, Kev <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
: mark1.thompson45@btinternet.com wrote:
: A
: > further complication was that once the wirelss connection was up and I
: > can talk to the router I then have to setup a VPN connection into my
: > ISP as this is my corporate broadband, this did not work until I
: > enabled RIP on the router.
: >
: > I am happy that I can at least get connected now even though it is a
: > static address I have configured,
: I would have thought that having DHCP enabled on the router would have
: caused problems for your VPN connection. You would surely have to have
: the company server provide DHCP or use a static IP. I am willing to be
: corrected on this as I am in learning mode.

Not all VPN methodologies require a client to have an IP address on the
destination network, if that's what you're implying. Checkpoint Securemote,
for example, lets you keep your client-side IP and use your own DHCP server.

Bob