This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C14802.156BB800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a server that I have loaded with e-smth gateway and server which = uses a modified redhat installation. ( http://www.e-smith.org) Amoung = the features of this installation is VPN capabilities, using PoPToP ( = http://poptop.lineo.com) I have to use windows clients to connect to the = server. I have been able to establish a connection, my login is = authenticated but the connection disconnects almost immediatley. I also = have remote access to the server via ssh so I tried forwarding port 1723 = through the ssh tunnel assuming that our ISP might have port 1723 = closed, but that yeilded the same result. Beng new to VPN I don't have anyidea where to go next Thanks Charlie ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C14802.156BB800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable