Re: I'm in VPN Hell...

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Hello Again Sir.
Well, I finally got the vpn up and running... Sort of.
I got the server going at the office and the client at home.
The connection seemed to go ok.
However, I can't see my work (server) network... I have not been able to see
or access any computers there.
Where do you think I went wrong?
Thanx and Best regards,
Albert C


"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

"Albert" <Albert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello Again again.
Ok, so I got part right, but still not everything.
I enabled port 1723 on my firewall. I read on a previous thread of yours
that this would automatically enable protocol 47?
Anyways, I ran the pptpsrv and pptpclt and I got the text part (1723) but
not the GRE Packets.
What should I do?
Best regards and thanx,
Albert C



If you can't pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic through your router then your only
choice is to upgrade the firmware in the hopes that will fix the issue or
replace the router with a device that is known to pass GRE Protocol 47
traffic correctly. Your other choice is to upgrade both routers to routers
that can act as VPN end-points. Many manufacturers make them including
Linksys, ZyXEL, etc...

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