Re: VPN with MN-700 router. How to set up the Broadband Utility?



I don't get it.
What do you mean "you only know of connecting to a VPN through a dial-up
connection: ?
Does that mean that any one using a broadband connection (DSL, cable, T1
etc ) cannot connect to a VPN ???



"Jayso" wrote:

> Well, i only know of connecting to a vpn through a dial-up connection. You
> see, your broadband modem has info stored on it in relation to connecting to
> the internet. This information will be used to connect you to ur ISP and you
> can't ring another number through a broadband modem.
>
> If your work says that you can connect through the broadband modem then you
> should ask them for information on HOW to do it. You could also ask other
> colleagues as to how they connect to the server (work-at-homers of course)
>
> Hope you find another way
>
> --
> Jayso
>
> "johnringler" <johnringler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8911C7E2-0CD1-498D-A88F-0C6822EBB4F2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just moved to a home offce.
> > I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private
> > Network)
> > and of course: I CAN'T !
> >
> > Here is my situtation:
> >
> > 1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop
> >
> > 2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700 router.
> > This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router (I
> > use the wireless features for another laptop at home)
> >
> > 3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
> > But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.
> >
> > 4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
> > ipsecshm
> >
> > 5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination Address
> > etc...)
> >
> > 6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
> > message:
> > "Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"
> >
> >
> > My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly
> > configured
> > to allow VPN access.
> > The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
> > Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't find
> > any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
> > I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of
> > posts
> > talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.
> >
> > Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband
> > Utility
> > but telling exactly what settings I need to change.
> >
> > Thank you so much for your help.
> > Hopefull that will solve my problem.
> >
> > **********************************************************
> >
> > By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:
> >
> >
> > C:\>ipconfig /all
> >
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
> > Connecti
> > on
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:45:53
> > PM
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:45:53
> > PM
> >
> > Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter -
> > Packet
> > Sch
> > eduler Miniport
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> > ***********************************************************
> >
> > Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:
> >
> > C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com
> >
> > Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:
> >
> > Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
> > Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
> > Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
> > Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
> >
> > Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
> > Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
> > Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> > Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms
> >
> > C:\>
> >
> >
>
>
>
.



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