Need: VPN solution (WM6 client, D-Link server)

[therussman2002]

I've been struggling with this for some time, thus this post...

I've searched all the VPN threads on the various ppc sites, but i've found no discernable solution.

I have a D-Link DI-824VUP wireless router that is capable of running a VPN server. I also have a network hard drive that functions as a media server. The main point of this setup is to use Pocket Player to browse music from home in a finger-friendly style (as opposed to Orb). Another advantage is that I can do all this without keeping a PC on at home (as opposed to Orb).

My problem is that I have not been able to get the WM6 vpn client to successfully authenticate to my D-Link PPTP VPN server. I have tried switching on the L2TP server but I have not been able to find out how to create a certificate or PSK or any of that. At any rate, after much searching the PPC sites, I've heard that the WM6 pptp client will only successfully connect to a Microsoft PPTP server (like windows xp).

I've somewhat confirmed this by successfully connecting to my D-Link VPN server from a desktop while tethered to my phone. This rules out the potential failure points of my vpn server and Sprint's network.

Therefore, I've resigned to look for a third-party pptp solution. My problem here is that I cannot find one anywhere. All of the third-party VPN apps seem to fill needs that WM6 does not have. I figure since WM6 has a pptp client, no one has saw fit to create a very similar third party client.

Does anyone know of a third party PPTP client, or of a beginner's guide to L2TP/IPSec, or if OpenVPN can be used with a non-OpenVPN server (i've been around their website and that is somewhat ambiguous), or anything else that can be of assistance?

P.S. I'll never buy a windows mobile phone again. Every single small thing I've tried to do (related to advanced functionality I couldn't get on an iphone or whatnot) has been a giant battle... Maybe a palm device could connect to a non-microsoft pptp server... I did find a third party pptp client for palm!