Re: Windows Server 2003 PPTP VPN Problem

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From: Mike Schumann (mike-nospam_at_traditions-nospam.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:41:01 -0600

I have a single NIC. The error I am getting is 721 The Remote Computer Did
Not Respond.

This exact configuration worked great in windows NT 4.0.

Thanks,
Mike Schumann

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" <noreply@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> do you have two NICs on the 2003 server? what's the error code? this link
> may help: http://www.chicagotech.net/VPN%20process.htm
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> "Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@traditions-nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ssednRMJtKhw1Q3cRVn-qw@comcast.com...
>> Over the weekend, I upgraded my Windows NT 4.0 Server to Windows Server
>> 2003. Now I am having problems getting my PPTP VPN connections from my
>> laptop to the server to work properly.
>>
>> My server is located behind a Linksys BEFVP41 VPN Router that is
>> connected to a Motorola Comcast Cable Modem.
>>
>> With my NT 4.0 Server, I had no trouble establishing a PPTP VPN
>> connection from my Windows XP laptop from the internet thru the Cable
>> Modem and VPN Router to the server. Note: The VPN Router is set up with
>> port forwarding for the PPTP traffic; it does not actually handle the
>> VPN connection in question.
>>
>> After upgrading to Windows Server 2003 this no longer works. However, if
>> I connect my laptop to the local area network that my server is on
>> (bypassing the port forwarding in the Linksys VPN router), the VPN
>> connection still works.
>>
>> It is almost like there is some subtle difference in the PPTP system
>> between NT 4.0 and Windows 2003 that interferes with the PPTP forwarding
>> in my Linksys router.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas what might be happening?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Mike Schumann
>>
>
>

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