In news:A74A5C17-14FD-449B-B304-45E04A6123A5@microsoft.com,
Ron-in-WA <Ron-in-WA@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I'm trying to setup my boss's laptop to access our office network
> from home. We have a Linksys router and Linksys Client VPN. The
> client works fine when the Firewall is turned off, but, I do not want
> to leave the computer in that state. I have enabled exceptions for
> Linksys VPN client and Port 500 to no avail.
>
> Does anyone know how to do this with out disabling and enabling the
> firewall when they want to connect to the office?

Since the Windows firewall doesn't block any outbound traffic, and the VPN
connection is an outbound one, this seems odd. I don't know what client
Linksys is actually using (SafeNet?) but I've run many VPN clients without
having any issues with the Windows firewall.

What are the exact symptoms when the firewall is enabled?
Have you checked the Linksys support pages for help with this?