I wasn't sure where this really strange problem should best be raised, but as it's related to my Xubuntu laptop I thought I'd start here.
I have an XP laptop (supplied by my employer) that I use to connect to their network via VPN when I'm out of the office. This works fine where ever I connect from. However, given that I almost always connect in, then use VNC to connect to the Red Hat servers I use there, I thought why not cut out the middle man. So I set up VPN and Remote Desktop on my personal Xubuntu laptop and just connect straight into the Red Hat servers. So far, so good.
This worked fine when connecting in from home using my TalkTalk-supplied broadband; it also works fine using the Virgin-supplied broadband at my parents' house.
A couple of weeks ago I changed the broadband supplier at home from TalkTalk to BT Infinity. Now I find that Although the VPN on the Xubuntu laptop connects, Remote Desktop (and several other tools I have installed) will not connect properly to the Red Hat servers. I just get a blank screen then a 'session disconnected' message (I'll get the precise message when I'm home tonight). The XP machine still connects ok.
Nothing has changed on the Xubuntu laptop and it still works fine when I use it at my parent's house. As far as I can see the only thing that stops it working is the use of BT Infinity rather than any other broadband, but I can't see how or why this should be.
Any ideas?
I have an XP laptop (supplied by my employer) that I use to connect to their network via VPN when I'm out of the office. This works fine where ever I connect from. However, given that I almost always connect in, then use VNC to connect to the Red Hat servers I use there, I thought why not cut out the middle man. So I set up VPN and Remote Desktop on my personal Xubuntu laptop and just connect straight into the Red Hat servers. So far, so good.
This worked fine when connecting in from home using my TalkTalk-supplied broadband; it also works fine using the Virgin-supplied broadband at my parents' house.
A couple of weeks ago I changed the broadband supplier at home from TalkTalk to BT Infinity. Now I find that Although the VPN on the Xubuntu laptop connects, Remote Desktop (and several other tools I have installed) will not connect properly to the Red Hat servers. I just get a blank screen then a 'session disconnected' message (I'll get the precise message when I'm home tonight). The XP machine still connects ok.
Nothing has changed on the Xubuntu laptop and it still works fine when I use it at my parent's house. As far as I can see the only thing that stops it working is the use of BT Infinity rather than any other broadband, but I can't see how or why this should be.
Any ideas?
