Unable to ping client/Server

[joshpup20]

I am unable to ping the Server from the Client nor Clients from the Server. The clients will connect to the server, pull IP addresses but I can not see anything on the network nor access the internet. Any Ideas?

Server - Windows 2003 Ent One Nic
Client - Windows XP SP2

 

[lanceja]

Couple of questions:

1. To confirm, your server is giving out IP addresses to the Clients?

2. The server is using a static IP address?

3. Have you tried to turn off the firewall on the XP computers?

 

[joshpup20]

Yes, the server is the DHCP...

I have tried both having it give an internal IP address and tried having RRAS issuing the address.

Yes the server does have a static IP

Yes the firewall is off.

From the server to the Client if I ping I get
Destination Host Unreachable

From Client to Server
No Reply

They can both resolve the Computer names and fine IP's for each other. I have run ethereal network protocol analyzer on both the NIC and the VPN Connection on both machines at the same time and I can see the packets being passed but no go. Very strange.

 

[pmf71]

Are the LAN and VPN client on seperate subnets? If they are on the same, try putting the clients on a different subnet. It might make a difference.

 

[LloydSev]

Is it possible that you have a firewall blocking the address?

On my PIX, to make an outgoing VPN connection, I must allow all incoming traffic from the IP I am trying to VPN to.

Computer/Network Technician
CCNA

 

[joshpup20]

The interal network uses a 10.1.7.xxx 255.255.255.0, The VPN client is being assigned a 10.1.7.xxx but with a 255.255.255.255 subnet. I have tried unchecking "use default gateway" but still no change in the subnet.

I dought it is a firewall issue. I have tryed adding the server to the DMZ and still no change. I have even tryed to VPN to the server from the internal network. I can access the internet that way but still no server resources.