Re: Windows 2003 with VPN behind DSL



RRAS didn't like just one NIC. I used a custom setup with one NIC but
couldn't get that to work either.

Thanks,

Rick

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:%23aRDGDnuFHA.1256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If you do not need the server to be a router for the LAN machines, only
> give it one NIC. It willn be in the same IP subnet as the LAN machines.
> You can access it from the Internet by using port forwarding on the
> router. The remote users would connect to the router's public interface
> but the VPN connection would be extended to the server. Not sure about
> L2TP but it works fine with PPTP.
>
> A second NIC is only required if you want the server to be in two
> different IP subnets (eg private and public or private and DMZ). You can
> use the router as your public interface.
>
> rt wrote:
>> Bob,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply but I'm not sure how to proceed. If my DSL sits
>> at 192.168.0.1 (obviously inside) and I move the server "internet
>> NIC" to say 192.168.1.200 is it possible to route simply to/from the
>> DSL. I see how I could change the gate address 192.168.1.1 but then I
>> would need to route through the server for the other clients, which
>> I've done, but don't want to do this time.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick
>> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23DCyEviuFHA.3252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You should not assign the same IP range to these two NICs. You can
>> enable NAT to separate the LAN and VPN. this how to may help,
>>
>> How to setup vpn on 2003 as router
>> How to setup VPN and NAT on Windows Server 2003 as a router.
>> Pre-requirement:.
>> 1. Two network interface cards. 2. One static public IP on the
>> outside NIC. ...
>> www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/2003vpn1.htm
>>
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "rt" <rtonline@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ec%23LwefuFHA.2504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello,
>>
>> You would think with all the information available I could get
>> this working
>> but I can't so here I am asking for help.
>>
>> Here is what I have:
>>
>> ActionTec 1524 DSL Modem.
>> PPPT is automatic and I've forwarded TCP/UDP for port 1723 to
>> NIC at
>> 192.168.0.201 (see below) on the server.
>> Enabled IPSec and L2TP
>> Gate address is 192.168.0.1
>>
>> Server
>> NIC 1: 192.168.0.200 (Local Area Connection)
>> NIC 2: 192.168.0.201 (Setup as VPN interface in RRAS)
>>
>> I don't want the server to act as a router for internal machines;
>> the only
>> thing it does is provide an internal web, file server and
>> supports remote
>> users via VPN.
>>
>> When I setup a client VPN connection I can find the server but
>> eventually
>> get error 721.
>>
>> Other:
>> ISP is QWest
>> Firewall is off.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick
>
>


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