Re: Subnet of the IP I get is wrong

From: Sam (sam_at_globalwebcentral.com)
Date: 11/19/04


Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:08:35 -0500

Got it... Thanks Jim.

Sam

"Jim Harrison [MSFT]" <jmharr@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:udCd9qdzEHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> There are LOTS of VPN configuration articles at
> http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/guidance/2004/vpn.asp and
> www.isaserver.org.
> You could go blind reading them all...
> :-)
>
> --
> Jim Harrison [ISASE]
> Read the help, books and articles!
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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>
>
> "Sam" <sam@globalwebcentral.com> wrote in message
> news:%23MtnWXXzEHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Jim,
>
> Thanks for your response. I was able to remote into my computer last
> night.
> When I ran ipconfig, the subnet mask was 255.255.255.255 and the default
> gateway was same as the dynamic IP I was assigned.
>
> If I understand you correctly, you're saying these settings are correct.
> Obviously my connection problem was caused by something else. Where can I
> educate myself about these settings as I don't understand why I get these
> settings. I thought once I VPN into the network, I'd get all of my
> settings
> from the DHCP server.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
> "Jim Harrison [MSFT]" <jmharr@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uO3EM2RzEHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> This is correct for a VPN connection.
>> RRAS handles all the off-server routing for each client.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Harrison [ISASE]
>> Read the help, books and articles!
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Sam" <sam@globalwebcentral.com> wrote in message
>> news:OoZgroNzEHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a weird problem. When I VPN into our system, my client computer at
>> my
>> house gets an IP that belongs to our corporate network.
>>
>> Recently I am not able to connect to my workstation remotely. Just a week
>> ago, I was able to remote into my workstation just fine. I never changed
>> anything in the network. When I ran ipconfig, I realized that I was
>> getting
>> an IP from the corporate network but the subnet mask was 255.255.255.255
>> which is wrong. We have a C class network.
>>
>> I thought it was the DHCP server but when I checked the DHCP server has
>> the
>> address range specified correctly. DHCP server doesn't even ask about the
>> subnet mask. When you enter the IP range, it figures out the subnet mask.
>> And it has the correct subnet mask. What could be the reason why I get
>> the
>> wrong subnet mask?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>



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