Re: VPN connection

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:59:45 -0600

Your probably missing the GRE Protocol 47 traffic I noted in an earlier reply.

What firewall/NAT/router is the target PC behind...

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"Carrot" <lsho@iname.com.REMOVE> wrote in message news:OHCY9y1CEHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your advice, I got it working now locally.
>
> For remotely, I get "error 721, remote computer did not respond" after I
> opened port 1723 and 47.
>
> But when I use DMZ setting on my router to open all port, it then work. So,
> what other port am I miss opened do you know?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Lily
>
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%232RMBooCEHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > You might look at this search result from Google for help with this
> issue...
> >
> >
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=error+733+group:*.work_remotely&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=d
> >
> > -- 
> >     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> >
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
> > The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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> >
> > "Carrot" <lsho@iname.com.REMOVE> wrote in message
> news:uYthWCoCEHA.2800@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I did ask for the port as well. I was
> going to
> > > solve this problem first and then try it out externally with port
> opened.
> > > At the moment I still having problem accessing it from a local LAN. Yes,
> the
> > > password is definately correct. It looks to me something wrong with the
> > > login name and password, but I did entered correctly. What workgroup
> name
> > > should I try? I tried either 'blank' and "Workgroup", doesn't seems to
> help.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Lily
> > >
> > > "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:uk1VP%23nCEHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > Well, you did ask about what port was needed if you try to access from
> a
> > > "non local LAN computer"...
> > > >
> > > > Are you sure you are using the correct password? The password is case
> > > sensitive...
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > >     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> > > >
> > > > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual
> > > benefit of all of us...
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> > > >
> > > > "Carrot" <lsho@iname.com.REMOVE> wrote in message
> > > news:uqp641nCEHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your reply. But I was trying to access my VPN connection
> on a
> > > > > local LAN, I thought I shouldn't need to touch any TCP Port? Also, I
> > > didn't
> > > > > enable ICF at all.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Lily
> > > > >
> > > > > "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uH%23zyBeCEHA.2616@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > If its a PPTP VPN connection then open TCP Port 1723 and enable
> GRE
> > > > > Protocol 47 traffic, some
> > > > > > routers call "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through" or
> > > automagically
> > > > > enable when TCP Port 1723 is
> > > > > > opened (the XP ICF does just that)...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > >     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> > > mutual
> > > > > benefit of all of us...
> > > > > > The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> > > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no
> > > > > rights...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Carrot" <lsho@iname.com.REMOVE> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eFHI19cCEHA.2796@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > > I had setup my Windows XP machine to accept VPN connections. But
> > > when I
> > > > > > > tried to connection from another local LAN computer and either
> > > complaint
> > > > > my
> > > > > > > password is not correct or give me error 733 if i try different
> > > > > workgroup
> > > > > > > name. What could I miss out of or done wrong?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If I do access this from non local LAN computer, what port
> should I
> > > open
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > order to accept this incoming connection?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Lily
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>


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