VPN with W2003 Server

[ttrant88]

Hello

I'm trying to set up VPN with Windows 2003 server, and it looks like I'm almost there

From remote Client:
1. I can ping the Server, either by name or IP address
2. However, I cannot see the server anywhere in the 'Network places'

From Server:
1. I cannot ping the remote client, neither by name nor by IP address
2. I don't see the remote client anywhere in the 'Network places'
3. Event Viewer, however said the connection is there and everything is OK, here is the information inside Event Viewer:

The user TTT\User1 has connected and has been sucessfully authenticated on port VPN5-126. Data sent and received over this line is strongly encrypted.
The user TTT\User1 logon connected on port VPN5-126 has been assigined address 169.254.85.102

Again, I did check all the possible setting on the server side under Routing & Remote Access, and couln't see anything obvious that I can change to make this work. I must have missed something, but not sure what it is yet, please anyone have any suggestions, woudl be greatly appreciated

Thanks
TT

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

client issue looks like master browser problem. use nrwstat to troubelshoot it.

server issue sounds like routing table problem. post the routing table here may help.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ms-mvps.com

 

[ttrant88]

Thanks for the quick answer

I know very little about this, not sure what you mean by posting the routing table

TT

 

[bcastner]

. Netbios over TCP/IP enabled on client and server?
. Different network subnets?

If the server is issuing DHCP addresses in the 192.168.1.x range, you must have a different subnet for your local workstation/LAN. Try setting your local LAN to 192.168.2.x

 

[DaH00Psta]

This may sound like a rookie question...
But why do they have to be on different subnets?

 

[bcastner]

So it can figure out what gateway to use.

 

[ttrant88]

Hello everyone,

Well, all I need to do really was to join the remote client to dommain and it works just fine after that.

Thanks for your input, very appreciated
TT

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

Thnak you for the update.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ms-mvps.com