Re: VPN to Router and access to Exchange

From: Charles Dickerson (charles)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:30:36 +1100

vpn client on your remote pc is expecting user name, password and domain.
not expecting fqdn IE domain/user-name.

i had a similar issue on a two nic sbs box and a dlink dsl-500 router. turns
out the router wouldnt do pptp passthrough even though the manufacturer said
it would and i had installed latest router firmware.

i replace the router with a snapgear lite and it worked.

charles.

"Darwood" <darrenw@nospamme.woodfordcomputers.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OPkeBQm8DHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am having difficulty connecting to Exchange server from a remote VPN
> workstation.
> When I try to check name in Control Panel-Mail or load Outlook I get
> prompted for a User Name, Domain Name & Password. (I am presuming these
are
> the network login details). When I enter these details I get the error
> message "The logon credentials supplied were incorrect". I then get the
> login prompt again.
>
> I am certain the user name password & domain are correct. I am entering
them
> as such:
> User Name: UserW
> Domain: DOMAIN
> I don't know if this screen is expecting FQDN or suchlike? I have tried
> various combinations. I have also tried with authentication set to NT
> password and None.
>
> I can access the network shares on the SBS server perfectly.
> DNS setup seems fine as does WINS.
>
> Environment:
> HQ:
> SBS2000
> Drayek 2600 Vigor Router (VPN Server with separate passwords from AD -
PPTP)
>
> Remote:
> Windows 2K Pro
> Part of Workgroup
> ADSL Connection
> VPN Connection to Router
>
> I have a feeling the problem lies in me not logging into the domain. I
can't
> see how I can do this however (after I have already logged in to the
> workstation) as the Router is acting as VPN Server and this workstation is
> not a domain member. I ideally dont want the remote computer to become a
> permanent member of this domain, unless of course this is the correct way.
> The only other way I can think is to also set the SBS server as a VPN
server
> and run a tunnel within a tunnel. Is it possible to authenticate to
Exchange
> without joining the domain?
> I am interested to know what others are doing where they have a router
VPN?
> How do you connect to Exchange. Do the remote users have to join the
domain?
>
> Please advise me on this,
> Thanks for your time and assitance.
> Regards
> Darwood
>
> PS - It might or might not be relevant but originally I could not even get
> this login prompt. I was getting an error saying "The name could not be
> resolved" trying to check name. I resolved this (the joy of google) by
> creating the missing key for HKLM\Software\Microsoft\RPC\ClientProtocols
and
> creating the missing entries.
>
>