connectiong to win vpn server

[johng75]

my work site has a windows 2003 ent server running a VPN server, was wonding what i would need to do to the windows server to allow connections from unix (clients)systems to it? i know there are unix vpn servers and usually a third party program that allows windows clients to connect to them, but didnt know if there was a way to do it the other way around win server and unix client?

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[Chacalinc]

are you talking about VPN (virtual private network) or VNC? it sounds to me as VNC...

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[johng75]

no, i have vnc working on another machine and it works fine

VPN (virtual private network): with other windows machines it works great, they connect through a network connection put in their login info and pw and it connects them and the look like they are working fine, but when a unix box connects, they connect put in the user name and pw, it says connected, then immediatlly says no service provider ( pop up on their screen, not on the server ) and it disconnects them.

heres what i got goin on, we have an IBM:AIX machine running our main program, a lot of the users work from home, and they connect through the VPN to get to the machine (theres other reasons i route them through the vpn, and dont just open the port in the firewall)
well we now have a reason from time to time, for someone else with a unix box to try and connect, any ideas

 

[Chacalinc]

ok, so your VPN client must be for AIX, right?

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[johng75]

the vpn runs on a windows server, and it gives access to our network, gives access to our AIX box, gives access to our win file server. etc, it makes the client machine look like it is sitting right inside the building

when i set up the client on a win machine, i go to network connections, create a new connectiong, tell it that it is a vpn connection, fill in the IP address / phone number and finish, when they log on at home, if they have broadband the log on to their isp and then use the vpn icon type in their user name and pw and it assigns an INTERNAL ip to that machine and the machine acts like it is here, modem users dial into the system directly and it does the same thing ( just slower lol)

i told the person with the unix machine what i do with the windows boxes and they said no problem they should be able to put in the correct connections, they can get to the machine, it shows them trying, but as soon as it says connected it kicks them out,

ive never tried this before and didnt know if there was something i needed to be running on the win server to keep the unix box conected, or if they needed to tweek something on their end

 

[Chacalinc]

hmm.. but if they can enter to the windows server, actually they are entering to the internal (corporate) network... so if your unix machine is in the internal network, users at home can go to both windows and AIX servers! I mean, ask to some user to *ping* (or telnet/ssh) to the unix box).

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.

 

[Annihilannic]

If I'm understanding the question right this Unix client is 'out there' on the Internet and not part of the internal network.

Have you any idea what software they are using to connect, and what type of Unix they are running? Have they tried PPTP Client?

I found this page useful as a VPN/PPTP reference, however nothing Unix specific.

Annihilannic.

 

[johng75]

thankx you two, ill give it another look and report back