Setting up a VPN with Linksys Router 1

[NTesla]

I have a Linksys BEFVP41 Router. I am trying to set up a VPN so that I can access my Network though a dial up connection. However I get as fair as Verifing User Name and password, and I get a an Error 721: The remote computer is not responding.

My remote system is Windows 2000 Professional
My system I'm trying to gain access to is Windows 2000 Advanced Server

I do have a security policy set up, that I can give settings to if necessary.

The Server has RRAS, DNS, DHCP and Active Directory Installed. My user name does have remote Access.

I also post this in The Windows 2000 Professional and Server Forum's

 

[ComputerTherapist]

I could tell you how many I have setup but here is the steps that I go through for the Linksys router.
Login - Advanced - Forwarding
Customised application name - 1723 to 1723 - check TCP - input Ip of the PC VPN connecting too - Enable.
That is step by step - I know this will work


The problem Error 721: Hangs at verifing username and password until time out.

This is a VPN configuration - I had this problem with server 2003 - it was a combination of port and dhcp agent configuation - was not giving the VPNing workstation an IP
I hope this puts you in the right direction.

A friend had the same problem with a 2000 server - he gave up and upgraded to 2003 and the problem was fixed
Not the best solution - he has the money.

I wish you luck

 

[MichaelDell]

You can find most all of the previous firmware at

ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/

This includes other series than the befsr41, such as the befvp41, befsx, befw11s4...

 

[covski]

I had the same problem with the WAG54G linksys router. The only way I could get it to work was to disable the firewall.

Regards

 

[LolCarr]

I also have the same problem with a WAG54G. Disable the firewall and the VPN is fine, enable it and 'error 721...'. I have mailed Linksys, but no reply as yet. Anyone else managed to get an answer?

Laurence

 

[superspades]

It might be a server setup issue. As I looked into the linksys log, it shows the incoming traffic for port 1723 has reached the router. That must mean the connection was estabished. I't might be a server setup issue. I also know that Linksys dont have a protol for GRE. I had an old dlink router and it has GRE protol. (everyting work fine)I tried to email linksys regarding this issue and they still havent responed back to my emails.

 

[fissidens]

We had a similar problem with the Linksys WAG54G but it was just a firewall setting. Make sure you enable in WAN to LAN two things. Firstly PPTP(TCP:1723) and secondly PPTP_TUNNEL(GRE:0). Both should have a source of Any and a destination of your RRAS server (private IP address). In my set up I made the GRE rule number 1 and the 1723 rule number 2.
Hope this helps someone somewhere!