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Allow VPN connections
I am trying to set up a WNR1500 to allow VPN connections. I need to OPEN ports, 443, 500, etc. to the entire LAN subnet. It appears that all of the settings for Blocking Services, UPNP, DMZ are...
Thanks for the reply.
Can anyone explain WHY this is done this way?
It seems a limitation in the design intended to thwart untoward actions by people who shouldn't be messing with these settings in the first place.
It results in preventing people who know what they're doing from getting useful things done.
How can that be fed back?
To be fair, I've found some Cisco devices that are the same way!
Arghhhh
Home routers are not designed to handle such connection.
You are looking for a router that is designed to be a VPN server.