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From: Dusty Harper {MS} (DHarper_at_Online.Microsoft.com)
Date: 01/11/05


Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:16:47 -0800

With the Allow Incoming ICMP ECHO Requests enabled, you still do not get an
ICMP ECHO Reply?

Remote Desktop is TCP port 3389

NetMeeting can be added by adding conf.exe to the list of allowed
applications. ( normally located in %SystemDrive%\Program Files\NetMeeting )

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"Stony" <Stony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A571B3EB-384C-4063-BF91-C7A52BAF1EF8@microsoft.com...
> I have tried opening all ICMP settings, all services.  both for the local
> area connection and for the windows firewall in general.  the way that i
> connect to this computer is through our network.  we have a server that
makes
> VPN connections to these computers and then we route through this server.
if
> the firewall is turned off, i can connect just fine.  I have the specific
> routes in place to ensure that i can see the computer.  it is more than
just
> being able to ping the computer that i want to do.  I plan on being able
to
> use remote desktop connections and netmeeting to be able to remotely
> administer this computer and others like it.  This seems like a problem
that
> has surfaced with the addition of SP2.  I am not sure what program or port
> needs to be opened, or what combination of ports/programs.  the only thing
> that i have confirmed to date is that it has to do with the windows
firewall.
>
> "Dusty Harper {MS}" wrote:
>
> > On the Windows XP machine, did you allow ICMP Incoming Echo Requests?
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> > Dusty Harper
> > Microsoft Corporation
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> > "Stony" <Stony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1BA41A4E-2144-49A1-99D4-8A45CAC9D115@microsoft.com...
> > > I hope you guys can help.  here is the scenario.  I have a windows
2000
> > > server that creates a VPN connection to a windows XP SP2 computer
through
> > a
> > > Linksys router.  the VPN establishes fine.  However, the firewall
seems to
> > be
> > > causing me some problems.  With the firewall on, I can't ping the
> > computers
> > > internal IP address.  If i uncheck the "local area connection" box
from
> > the
> > > advanced tab, then i can ping the Windows XP computers VPN IP address.
If
> > I
> > > turn the firwall off, i can ping either address and remote desktop or
> > > netmeeting or anything else for that matter, works fine.
> > > Any ideas as to what ports need to be open?  I have tried selecting
every
> > > option within windows firewall, with no change.  I want to leave the
> > firewall
> > > on, but being able to connect to it through the VPN is critical to our
> > > network support.
> >
> >
> >


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