BEFSR41 V2 VPN Connection Problems 1

[GeoffIntrins]

I have a Windows 2000 server configured as a VPN server i can get a client VPN connection over my local LAN but when I go via the Internet using the win 2000 client, it tries to connect and goes to verifying username and password and then i gaet an error saying no response from server.
On the Linksys I have F/W ver 1.45.7 and PPTP Passthru enabled as well as IPSEC pass thru. I have also forwarded port 1723.
I have had this problem for some time now and cannot resolve it. Any help would be Gratefully received.

 

[bcastner]

You have to be sure that your local IP is not in the same subnet as the remote VPN server.

For example, if you are at home and have a subnet range of 192.168.1.x, and are connecting to a remote host behind a NAT router with a subnet of 192.168.1.x, it will fail.

Change your subnet on the home lan to 10.0.0.x, or 192.168.2.x or something different.

 

[GeoffIntrins]

I just tried your suggestion, I connected from work (192.168.10.113) to my home win2000 VPN server (192.168.1.107) but I had exactly the same problem. The requests seem to be hitting the server because I have entries in the LOG file but they do not return to the client. Could it be a firmware issue on the Linksys.

 

[hesevil]

Geo, had any luck yet? I am having the same error, and do believe it is due to the firmware.

The GRE 47 protocol is not passing through the router, and as far as I can tell there is no way to change that. The PPTP passthrough setting is supposed to allow the GRE to flow, but it doesnt. I am currently trying other versions of firmware hoping to remedy this.

I will keep you posted.

-Jamieson

 

[bcastner]

Use firmware 1.44.2
ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/

 

[hesevil]

Yeah, I just tried 1.43.3 and it worked fine

Did have to change the Lan IP though

 

[GeoffIntrins]

Thanks guys, I had pretty much resigned to changing the router, I will give this a try.

 

[GeoffIntrins]

I installed f/w 1.44.2 and I tried to connect from work(192.168.10.113)to home (192.168.1.107) and I get exactly the same error as before. The connection gets to verifying username and password and then fails. I have pptp passthru and ipsec passthru enabled and have forwarded port 1723 to my Windows 2000 server.
Any ideas, i tried 1.43.3 firmware but it said the image was corrupt.

 

[hesevil]

where did u get the 1.43.3? use an external ftp program and connect to the linksys ftp site.

i just downloaded it the other day and had no problem

if you still cannot get it to work, let me know. I had the same problems you are having, and am using the sr41, but finally got mine to work

-Jamieson