Hmmph!..... Seems I've just fallen into the same black hole with this "new" modem. :-( FWIW, for me; - An L2TP VPN works great - For about 10 minutes. Then it simply hangs. I had this before on my old (SMC?) modem and my VPN provider (Strongvpn.com) suggested changing to PPTP - Life was *good* for the past two + years. - I moved location and the new install gave me a TC8305C. (And unfortunately took away the SMC!) Could no longer connect over the PPTP link. :-( Spoke with Strongvpn support who suggested changing to L2TP! - Did that and it all works - For about 10 minutes. I figured, "been here, seen this", I'll just change to PPTP - Can't connect. Google and wound up here.... - Changing Gateway -> Firewall settings to "Custom" and "No firewall" did nothing. - Changing the default 10.0.0.X address to 192.168.1.x didn't change anything. Still broken. IMO, this BS is nothing to do with "your" VPN - PPTP is simply broken when trying to go thru this thing - If you can get away with L2TP and only want to stay connected for 10 minutes or so you're probably golden. No idea why PPTP doesn't work the same as with my old SMC. :-( Sucks the big one and I can't say how much I wish I'd held the old modem! Oh well, "30 day moneyback guarantee" - Guess I'll return the Technicolor and save the $7 per month. Anyone know of a good, high speed, PPTP compatible, replacement I can go & buy? Cheers, Ian
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