# VPN problem with D-Link router

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-problem-with-d-link-router/109946>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 20, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-problem-with-d-link-router/109946 "2002-05-20T15:03:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-problem-with-d-link-router/109946/1 "2002-05-20T15:03:19Z")

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I have a DSL line from the local Telco and a D-Link DI-704 router to connect three computers at home. I set up a VPN connection to my office, but it is unusable. The speed when I use it slows down from between 200 and 900 kbps to that many bps, so roughly by a factor of 1000. A request for help from D-Link was ignored. The computer centre here hasn’t the foggiest idea what could be wrong. Does anyone on SDMB have any idea what is going on. I suspect that it has something to do with the firewall that the router implements. Their documentation is pathetic.

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**Author:** ![breaknrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@breaknrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breaknrun)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-problem-with-d-link-router/109946/2 "2002-05-20T18:41:07Z")

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I don’t have a solution but since no one else has posted, I’ll throw this in:  
Check out [http://www.phoneboy.com](http://www.phoneboy.com) . There is a huge amount of information regarding firewalling but also some stuff specific to dsl and vpn. You don’t mention if you’re using SecureRemote but if you are, check out the [FireWall-1 FAQ: SecuRemote with DSL or Cable Modem Connections](http://www.phoneboy.com/faq/0380.html) link.

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vpn-problem-with-d-link-router/109946/3 "2002-05-20T21:43:08Z")

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As far as I could tell, this site was specific to something called fireWall-1. My firewall is the hardware firewall built in to the router.