VPN through proxy server problem

[pkcom]

Proxy server is win95 workstation running analog x.
VPN client is nortel extranet running on nt workstation.

NT workstation can access the web just fine but when I try to connect to the extranet server , client times-out indicating the extranet server is not responding.
Unable to ping the extranet server either (although I'm not sure if pinging would work through a proxy anyway).

(Please note there is a problem where the nt machine can't see the win 95 machine in network neighborhood - see the
NT workstation forum for details.)

Some other VPN questions and replys I've read indicated that
ip forwarding may resolve this type of problem ?

Any advise anyone may have would be greatly appreciated as I need this access for my corporate intranet.

Thanks !

 

[Guest_imported]

Is both machines on the same Subnet.

 

[sorens]

Your proxy server on the win95 box might not support VPN routing (or ping). I tried a billion different servers (having the same problem you did) and finally found one that works: Sybergen Access Server (I think it's now called Sybergen Office Network). It worked great on the server machine (running win98) and a WinNT client.