Re: Use Cisco VPN Client without Trashing WINDOWS/XP Wireless Netw
- From: "pwrichcreek" <pwrichcreek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:37:52 -0800
<Maybe things got better with your version>
I'm using 4.6, so I hope it's better. Thanks for the info.
Phil
"Lance" wrote:
> I once had wireless home network troubles with my earlier version of
> Cisco VPN 3000 Client (v4.05). Perhaps this applies to your case too.
>
> Took me months to figure out that Cisco v4.05 does not do a good job of
> uninstalling itself and even leaves behind active components of a
> ZoneLab firewall. The firewall components shutdown file sharing on my
> home network.
>
> Maybe things got better with your version, but before you continue I
> think it's worth a look around to see if some Cisco/Zonelab files are
> still hanging around.
>
> Links below.
>
> Lance
> *****
>
> Cisco - How to Manually Uninstall the Cisco VPN Client 3.5 and Later for
> Windows 2000
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/471/vpn3K_uninstall.html#related
>
> Uninstall ZoneAlarm
> http://nh2.nohold.net/noHoldCust25/Prod_1/Articles55646/ManualUninstall.html
> hhttp://nh2.nohold.net/noHoldCust25/Prod_1/Articles55646/CompleteUninstallNonNT.html
>
> There is a discussion of the problem here:
>
> Cisco VPN and XP sP2 Firewall
> http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.1dd62b2d/0#selected_message
>
> pwrichcreek said the following on 1/12/2006 12:02:
> > I have a home network set up to share a high-speed internet connection, a
> > printer, and some files between a desktop computer and a notebook computer.
> >
> > Day before yesterday everything was working fine.
> >
> > Yesterday I installed the CISCO VPN CLIENT software v4.6, connected to a
> > remote computer, tried unsuccessfully to access the remote compute with
> > UltraVNC, disconnected, and noticed that printer sharing was not working and
> > everything the notebook did with IE was running very slowly.
> >
> > Today, after spending several hours troubleshooting, including un-installing
> > CISCO VPN CLIENT, the local network is working fine again.
> >
> > I'd still like to use the VPN software, but before installing it again I'd
> > like to be a bit betterprepared to get-back-where-I-came-from in the likely
> > event that I wind up with a disabled home network. And a bit better prepared
> > to collect information about the network at various points in the process.
> > I've looked through numerous threads here and elsewhere, but I don't find a
> > simple, cookbook solution for how to make the VPN work in my environment, so..
> >
> > Here is my plan:
> >
> > 1- Take System Restore checkpoint
> > 2- Run network tools (see QUESTIONS below)
> > 3- Install and activate VPN software (probably re-boot)
> > 4- Run network tools again
> > 5- Connect with VPN software
> > 6- Run network tools again
> > 7- PROBABLY: Restore System
> > 8- Analyze results and Try again
> >
> > MY QUESTIONS:
> >
> > 1- Is my plan reasonable? Should System Restore get me back to where I was?
> >
> > 2- I've download the Microsoft XP SP2 Support Tools. For "Run network tools"
> > (above) what tools would be most useful to run to get a picture of the status
> > and configuration of my network? I assume browstat. Others? I would run
> > ipconfig and try pinging also. Anything else I can do to collect this
> > information?
> >
> > 3- CISCO published an article about using the VPN Client software in an XP
> > wireless network environment. I've browsed the article, but find myself
> > stopping every other sentence and pondering some network acronym or term --
> > I'm network challenged. I gather that the position they are taking is "Hey,
> > if you're having trouble using VPN client in WIN/XP, it must be a WIN/XP
> > problem". I don't spot a lot of "Here are steps you can take in configuring
> > VPN to avoid problems". If someone is familiar enough with VPN and/or this
> > particualr document, or has the time to peruse it, I'd appreciate any advice
> > that can be gleaned from it.
> >
> > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308/products_tech_note09186a0080194b4a.shtml#intro
> >
> > MY CONFIGURATION:
> >
> > MOTOROLA SB4100 CABLE MODEM ->
> > DLINK VOIP T/A ->
> > LINKSYS WRT54G ~~ ethernet cable ~~ DELL DESKTOP WIN/XP SP2
> > WIRELESS ROUTER ~~ wireless ~~ HP NOTEBOOK WIN/XP SP2
> >
> > The shared printer is usb-connected to the DESKTOP.
> >
> > TIA for any help,
> >
> > Phil
> >
>
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