Thanks to those who have offered their help thusfar. Just an update....

I was able to install and launch VPNC, but now have a new problem:

vpnc: quick mode response rejected: INVALID_PAYLOAD_TYPE
this means the concentrator did not like what we had to offer.
Possible reasons are:

*concentrator firewall configured to require a firewall
this locks out even Cisco clients on any platform except windows
which is an obvious security improvement. There is no workaround (yet).

*concentrator configured to to require IP compression
this is not yet supported by vpnc.
Note: the Cisco concentrator Documentation recommends against using
compression, except on low-bandwidth (read: ISDN) links, because it uses much CPU-resources on the concentrator


I suspect my problem is in the first condition and am working with my company IS department on it. They will be installing a software update to the concentrator to allow non-windows based devices. I will try again when it is complete.



In the meantime, can someone please explain how to adjust the routing table in baby steps? I suspect this will be my next hurdle as I will be using a webmail client.

Your help is much appreciated.