VPN connection problem

[dmna007]

Hi everyone,

We have a Watchguard firewall III/700.

I am trying to get a MUVPN connection working but the client will not connect.

Our Firewall has a strange setup whereas the external interface of the firewall does not have a public IP address instead it has the address 192.168.0.221.

We have a Netgear ADSL firewall router (model DG834) and this does have a public IP address. When traffic hits this router it port forwards to the external interface of the firewall 192.168.0.221.

Do you think a VPN connection will be possible with this current configuration? I can see the packets from my client machine hitting the router and being forwarded to the firewall but the client will not connect. Any ideas?

Thanks, Damien

 

[BridgeRE]

You need to find out what the public IP is of the netgear (you will need a Static IP)

http://www.whatismyip.com/

When we had DSL I set the modem up for pass through and let the Firebox do the PPoE authentication. Once you setup the firebox for MUVPN it will generate .wgx file to import into each mobil user's MUVPN software along with the shared key you setup.

Marc

 

[pankajchawla]

When you generate the WGX file, by default that file has a external ip of the firebox for IPSEC Peer ip. I am really amazed that you see the packets hitting the router from public internet because the firewall has 192.168.x.x ip on external and how you are able to reach that ip?

You may need to change the setting in the MUVPN client. That is called remote ID and set that to ANY and then punch in the public ip of the ADSL modem in the ip address.

 

[craigholt1]

Hi

I have an x1000 and can connect to it using muvpn software. I have to input an entry into my host file so that I can securely connect to the exchange server. The main issue is that I cannot browse the network / use my mapped drives, sync my off line files or use my softphone from outside the office? Can anyone please help?

 

[BridgeRE]

Are you using WINS? That is the only way I got it to browse.