VPN server and Time Capsule

I am having problems accessing a VPN server behind a Time Capsule.
I have enabled the VPN server on a Mac Mini running 10.5.8, using iVPN. It is configured for PPTP, and to assign addresses in the range 10.0.1.21/30. The Mini has a static IP address on the local network (10.0.1.20).
Using another machine (MacBook running 10.6) on the network, I log-in to the VPN using the 10.0.1.20 address. The MacBook is configured to route all traffic through the VPN. This works without problems. I am able to access the internet and things on the local network.
Then... I change the settings to use the external IP address from my ISP. The connection establishes, but I am not able to see anything. The connection drops after ~5 mins. Looking at the vpnd log, authentication has gone well but there after it reports 0 bytes sent/received. Connecting using an iPhone over 3G gives similar results.
I suspect that Time Capsule is the cause of my problems. But I don't know what I need to change. Currently, I am directing the TCP port 1723 to the Mini. The Time Capsule is set for "Share a public IP address". The firmware version is 7.4.2.
As a diagnostic, I opened port 80 and directed it to the Mini. On the Mini I enabled the web server. I can see the test page both on the LAN, and also externally.
For completeness I also tried forwarding the UDP ports used by L2TP to the Mini. No difference.

You may need to enable your OS X Server as the Default Host in AirPort Utility. Under Internet > NAT > Enable default host at:, put your server's IP address (it should be statically-assigned using DHCP Reservations in the DHCP tab). This will forward all unsolicited traffic to your server, so make sure the Firewall is up and running before you do this.
The problem is that PPTP and L2TP/IPSec VPNs require special "tunneling protocols" in addition to the standard TCP/UDP ports that are configured through AirPort Utility. PPTP requires a "GRE Protocol", and L2TP requires an "ESP Protocol", neither of which are generally routable with standard firewall configuration utilities. The way around this is to make the OS X Server the default host, which will forward all traffic -- including GRE and ESP --- to the server machine where the VPN service can receive it.
Sadly, the documentation with the AirPort Extreme / Time Capsule is sorely lacking in this department, and has been for some time. Hope this helps, though!
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