Re: VPN to win2000 server

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From: Steven Drury (geekondemand_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:45:27 -0400

Thanks for the help. I have looked in the router configuration and PPTP
pass-through mode is there and is checked off. I do not see anywhere that I
can edit it though. I will have to check the manual and website unless
someone else knows how to do it with this router. AOI-906

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:%23zlSkr1dEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> What is missing is GRE. PPTP (tcp 1723) controls to setup and
maintenance
> of the tunnel. The data is encrypted and encapsulated with a GRE header.
If
> any router or firewall blocks GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation - IP
> protocol 47) not data can pass through and the tunnel closes.
>
> How to enable GRE on your particular router is a problem you will have
> to sort out yourself (unless somebody here has used that particular one).
> Check for GRE by name and by IP protocol number. Some routers refer to it
as
> PPTP pass-through mode or even VPN pass-through mode.
>
> "Steven Drury" <geekondemand@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:YIPOc.26859$pc.800848@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > I have Win 2000 advance server running I have configured it to except
vpn
> > and it works internally. My problem is when I try to connect externally
I
> > get a 721 error. I do not think the router I have is allowing me to get
> to
> > the server. I have a AOpen AOI 906 WiFi Router. I have forwared port
> 1723
> > to my server and I have set up a virtual server on the same port. What
is
> > really wierd is that I can terminal server into the server from the
> internet
> > and all I did was set up a virtual server on port 3389. Does anyone
know
> > what I am missing to make the VPN work?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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