This would largely depend upon which VPN protocol you decided to use. PPTP uses port 1723/tcp to establish communications. PPTP then uses protocol 47 -- GRE, generic routing encapsulation -- to tunnel the data. PPTP should take care of MOST simplified VPN issues. IPSEC is a whole other matter. However, for 'office-to-office' or static VPN connections, I tend to use routers with IPSEC. -----Original Message----- From: Eduardo Freitas [mailto:eduardofreitas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:38 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] VPN and Firewall Hi guys, Lets suppose I have a remote access VPN inside my network behind my firewall. What ports would I have to have open forwarding to my VPN server so it works through the firewall? Would that be reasonably safe? Eduardo This weeks sponsor - RTOSoft TScale Complaints about applications response time - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! TScale 2.0 improves applications response time and increases terminal server capacity. Really get MORE from your existing servers! Free eval: http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=131 ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm This weeks sponsor - RTOSoft TScale Complaints about applications response time - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! TScale 2.0 improves applications response time and increases terminal server capacity. Really get MORE from your existing servers! Free eval: http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=131 ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm