Slow email through VPN on MN700

I've setup a MN-700 Wireless Base Station with two other
computers using the wireless connections (3 total). The
main computer accesses my offices network through a VPN.
When I connect to my office through the VPN using the
network connection to, it accesses rather quickly. At
that point I'm able to access files shared on my office's
network. However, when I attempt to access my email
through Outlook, it runs for a minute or two and then
gives a message that the Exchange Server is unavailable.

I have the option to Retry, Work Offline, or Get Help. If
I click Retry, it takes another 5-10 minutes and then
finally opens my email from the exchange server. While it
may seem like there isn't a problem here, there is. The
rather long wait is a bit of a nuisance. And, its not
guaranteed to work everytime. Now, if I unplug the MN-700
Router, and connect my cable modem directly to the PC, the
email comes up in less than 5 seconds. Obviously, there
is a bottleneck within the router. Any suggestions for
how I could fix this bottleneck and keep my existing
wireless network?

I've looked at several settings in the Base Station Logon,
but to no avail. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance for the help.--BAM

You may need to add a route to get the email connection
through the VPN. It may be trying to go over the Internet
the first time, and it fails (hopefully).

You probably need to ask the net admin for the proper
settings. Open Command Start and enter route to see what
type of information you may need.

>-----Original Message-----
>I've setup a MN-700 Wireless Base Station with two other
>computers using the wireless connections (3 total). The
>main computer accesses my offices network through a
VPN.
>When I connect to my office through the VPN using the
>network connection to, it accesses rather quickly. At
>that point I'm able to access files shared on my
office's
>network. However, when I attempt to access my email
>through Outlook, it runs for a minute or two and then
>gives a message that the Exchange Server is unavailable.
>
>I have the option to Retry, Work Offline, or Get Help.
If
>I click Retry, it takes another 5-10 minutes and then
>finally opens my email from the exchange server. While
it
>may seem like there isn't a problem here, there is. The
>rather long wait is a bit of a nuisance. And, its not
>guaranteed to work everytime. Now, if I unplug the MN-
700
>Router, and connect my cable modem directly to the PC,
the
>email comes up in less than 5 seconds. Obviously, there
>is a bottleneck within the router. Any suggestions for
>how I could fix this bottleneck and keep my existing
>wireless network?
>
>I've looked at several settings in the Base Station
Logon,
>but to no avail. Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks in advance for the help.--BAM
>.
>