WRT54GC - VPN connects but doesn't connect

I have a WRT54GC. When I use the Netgear ProSafe VP Client in order to connect to my clients network through his Netgear router. The Security Policy appears to be correctly set up because when I try to connect the Netgear client software indicates that I have successfully connected. Also.... on the other side of the connection, behind his Netgear router, the system administrator sees my local, non-routable IP as having connected.
Unfortunately that's as far as it goes because I can't connect with Remote Desktop and can't ping any of the computers on his network. It connects but doesn't allow me to do anything or see any of the computers on his network.
If I by-pass my router and connect directly to the Internet through my cable modem using the Netgear VPN client...everything works fine, evidently there is a problem which resides within the confines of my WRT54GC router.
Anyone have a clue as to what I should do?

I already had those ports open Carrot but today I discovered another clue to my problem. I have two computers here, one with Windows 2003 and the other with XP. For somereason I was able to get it to work witht he XP machine whereas the Windows 2003 machine won't work. As I said a connection IS being made, proof that the ports are opened, I just can't do anything even though both sides of the connection seem to indicate that a connection has been made. I can't ping any computers on the other side of the connection or use Remote Desktop.
My quess is that there is something in the configuration of my Windows 2003 Server machine that is causing the problem. What that might be I don't know.
Message Edited by jessebalk on 11-22-200606:53 PM

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