googlemike@hotpop.com wrote:
> googlemike@hotpop.com wrote:
>> The following local firewall won't permit me to VPN...
<snip>
>> What do I need to do with iptables to poke my VPN connection through?

<snip: works now, using...>
> iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 500 --syn -j ACCEPT
> iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 500 -j ACCEPT

TCP is not required. IPSec often uses isakmp for key negotiation; this
means port 500/udp. If you are using NAT-Traversal, you'll also require
4500/udp. You'll know if you're using NAT-T by the number of headaches
setup caused you... ;-)

Joachim