[KLUG Members] how can I get around a port block to setup vpn?

[Richard Harding]

One other thing to think about is the type of VPN connection you are 
attempting. They might be blocking PPTP because it is a primarily MS 
protocol and not as secure as say IPSec connections. It could be that 
you are just not using the type of VPN they allow. Talk to the admins. I 
can't believe that a workplace would not allow any VPN connections 
through a corperate firewall.

Rick

Rusty Yonkers wrote:

>I am wanting to setup a vpn between work and home.  At work our
>internet connection goes through a firewall that I do not control. 
>They have blocked a number or ports and services.  One of them
>appears to be vpn.  Is there a way that I can setup a tunnel through
>the firewall to home that would get by that??  
>
>I also probably need to be able to find what ports are open through
>the firewall.  Is there a way to test that?  ICMP is blocked.  I know
>that I could use nessus if I was looking at a computer but since the
>firewall is a through point would it still work (I have never used
>nessus but am familiar with it)?
>
>
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