VPN Connection Issue

[jlstewart]

I have a Windows 2000 server with two NIC cards.
One for the outside, which is connected to the internet.
The other, for the inside, is connected to our local LAN.

I have a Windows ME client, which is setup with on a cable modem. I setup a VPN connect to my server.

When I am at work, using the same internet provider,
I can get connected.

I take my PC home and use the same internet provider
and it can get connect, but fails to verify my user id.

I did a tracert and noticed that at home I have to take
one additional hop, out of a total of three.

What do you suppose is wrong?

Also, do you happen to know how safe Microsoft VPN is?
Also, which protocols should be bound to which NIC?

Thanks

 

[Rockn]

Is the extra hop a firewall at work or your ISP? Alone it should be pretty safe because everything is encrypted. Only bind VPN and TCP/IP

 

[jlstewart]

When I do a tracert I get the following:
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>tracert 24.247.63.194

Tracing route to icdemo.isdwhq.com [24.247.63.194]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 14 ms 14 ms 13 ms 10.65.64.1
2 14 ms * 14 ms 10.65.64.102
3 13 ms * 14 ms 10.65.64.102
4 13 ms 28 ms 14 ms icdemo.isdwhq.com [24.247.63.194]

Trace complete.

Why does 10.65.64.102 take so long?
I am wondering if the VPN connection times out because of the
delay at 10.65.64.102?

Also, I think the VPN uses port 1224.
Could there be something blocking that port?

Thanks