Simple peer to peer VPN setup problem.

[TravisC]

Hey,

First off, this forum has helped alot so far in the planning and brainstorming phase of this project.

I need to be able to create a very simple VPN (and cheap). From what I understand XP Pro can act as a VPN host but only have one connection. What I want to do is allow one single user to establish a VPN from his home and work on the small Workgroup we have set up in the office. This is whqat I got, let me know if I am totally off base...

6 XP Pro machines setup as a workgroup in the office. A Linksys WRT54G router going into a Netopia 3346 ASDL Gateway. I do have a static IP address. On one machine I have created an incoming connection and have forwarded all incoming requests to that machine. Next I have set up a client connection on another XP Pro machine and tried to connect. I point that machine to the public IP address of the Netopia which then forwards that request to the XP Pro Host and I get -

Error 678: There was not answer.

I can remote desktop using that public IP address to the XP Pro host I want to use. I can ping the Public IP address.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[msworld]

Sounds like GRE issue. This search result may help,

ras error code
Error 678: There was not answer. Resolution: 1) you are dialing the wrong number. 2) make sure you have good connection. 3) If using VPN, make sure the port ...

http://www.chicagotech.net/raserrors.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[TravisC]

So, I checked that page out and the I had a brain storm... Maybe its an actual problem with the XP Pro PC I am using, so I tested that.

The problem is with a DELL Dimension Desktop running XP Pro. I have successfully routed an incoming VPN through the Netopia Gateway and then through the Linksys wrt54g router to a test dell laptop and that makes the connection just dandy.

Any idea why the Dell Dimension is having such a problem?

 

[msworld]

If other computers can VPN but to dell Dimension, make sure not other security software blocks the VPN.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com