I have a 2930 setup with a Vodafone 3G USB stick. The router can successfully connect to the internet. The PC connected to the router can browse the network. However I'm trying to get dial in VPN via PPTP working. I can't seem to ping the router using 3G. Nor can I connect on HTTP or via PPTP. Do Vodafone block any ports on a PAYG number? I'm using APN : Smart PPP Username & password : web.

Andrew

Sorry, I'm being a bit stupid today. I've just worked out Vodafone are allocating private IP addresses. I had foolishly assumed they were dynamic public addresses. Can you get a Vodafone SIM (or APN setting) to allocate a public IP address? I don't mind if it's a dynamic public as I can presumably use Dyndns to resolve that.

I'm trying to configure a 2830 with 3G Vodafone dongle to allow remote support of a Windows server. I originally assumed I could make a PPTP connection to the router. Perhaps I need to consider setting up a LAN-to-LAN VPN back to my office (which has a static public IP address). That way the remote site will establish an outbound connection over the Vodafone network.

Andrew