I cannot connect to the host using PCAW 10.5 over a VPN. I can ping and browse the host computer fine with Windows, but PCAW will not connect.
The Symantec website writes in Document ID 199732093939:
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VALID ADDRESSES
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has set aside three blocks of addresses for private Internet spaces as documented in RFC 1597. These addresses are not unique on the Internet; they are used with the assumption that they will be internal to a private network. Therefore, they are filtered by Internet Routers. These addresses are as follows:
10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 through 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255
If you try to connect to a pcAnywhere host over the Internet using an address within one of these blocks, the TCP/IP packets will be filtered before they reach their destination and pcAnywhere will time out looking for a connection.
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However, this makes little sense, since when connecting via TCP/IP through a VPN, the IP addresses of both computers are 192.168.x.x. They HAVE to be. Symantec claims that it is possible to use PCAW 10.5 through a VPN tunnel:
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Yes, pcAnywhere can connect over VPN or PPTP on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT, or Windows 2000. Since both VPN and PPTP are TCP/IP connections, pcAnywhere should be configured to use TCP/IP on both the remote and host computers.
(Document ID 1999060112535812).
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So how do I do it?
The Symantec website writes in Document ID 199732093939:
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VALID ADDRESSES
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has set aside three blocks of addresses for private Internet spaces as documented in RFC 1597. These addresses are not unique on the Internet; they are used with the assumption that they will be internal to a private network. Therefore, they are filtered by Internet Routers. These addresses are as follows:
10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 through 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 through 192.168.255.255
If you try to connect to a pcAnywhere host over the Internet using an address within one of these blocks, the TCP/IP packets will be filtered before they reach their destination and pcAnywhere will time out looking for a connection.
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However, this makes little sense, since when connecting via TCP/IP through a VPN, the IP addresses of both computers are 192.168.x.x. They HAVE to be. Symantec claims that it is possible to use PCAW 10.5 through a VPN tunnel:
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Yes, pcAnywhere can connect over VPN or PPTP on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT, or Windows 2000. Since both VPN and PPTP are TCP/IP connections, pcAnywhere should be configured to use TCP/IP on both the remote and host computers.
(Document ID 1999060112535812).
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So how do I do it?