Re: VPN debugging fun, time to test your minds

Yep, it's set to never. Keep in mind I can stay connected from the same PC
but on a different network just fine. That of course is the most perplexing
part of this problem.



"Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:1E651DCA-45F5-4B1C-B3A7-870421268A59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Gaylen,
> This is the exact event log you would receive if you have the link time
> out
> set in your dial up connection.
> Check that the timeout is set to never.
>
> "Gaylen Michael" wrote:
>
>> Hi Wendel,
>>
>> Here's what I got out of the System Event Log. I've also attached the
>> PPP.log that I started right before I connected. Oddly, this is the
>> first
>> time the event ID 20194 has appeared in my System Log? Even though this
>> problem has been occuring since RRAS was setup. No idea how or why the
>> log
>> says I was disconnected by the user's request?
>>
>> Event Type: Information
>> Event Source: RemoteAccess
>> Event Category: None
>> Event ID: 20194
>> Date: 10/8/2005
>> Time: 12:10:14 PM
>> User: N/A
>> Computer: PSSERVER
>> Description:
>> The user DOMAINNAME\Gaylen connected on port VPN6-3 on 10/8/2005 at 12:07
>> PM
>> and disconnected on 10/8/2005 at 12:10 PM. The user was active for 2
>> minutes 58 seconds. 56317 bytes were sent and 60686 bytes were received.
>> The reason for disconnecting was user request.
>>
>> Thx,
>> Gaylen
>>
>>
>> "Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:5280228B-72B5-4016-8603-D8205FB0CE6B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Gaylen,
>> > Remote access events are also logged in the event viewer in System.
>> > Lets
>> > look at them first the log file of most interest would be probably
>> > ppp.log
>> > which is a log of the packets for the PPP connection.
>> > There are millions of entrees 1 per packet in fact. So as soon as you
>> > have
>> > captured the event turn the logging off as it will degrade performance.
>> >
>> > "Gaylen Michael" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Wendel,
>> >>
>> >> I've got Log errors and Warnings ticked as well the option below "Log
>> >> additional Routing and Remote Access information (used for debugging)"
>> >> selected.
>> >>
>> >> At the bottom of the window it states that these logs can be found in
>> >> the
>> >> %windir%\tracing directory. When I go to that directory there is a
>> >> mess
>> >> of
>> >> log files. Anyway of knowing which one would be applicable to dropped
>> >> VPNs?
>> >>
>> >> Thx,
>> >> Gaylen
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Wendel Hamilton" <WendelHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> message news:779B6B53-4B78-43E7-9EF7-70EBA635BEF8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Gaylen,
>> >> > Can you turn on log errors and warnings in Routing and remote access
>> >> > including PPP logging and post them here.
>> >> > It may give us a clue as to why it's happening.
>> >> > Sound weird though.
>> >> > Regards Wendel..
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gaylen Michael" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Ok - here's the problem in short, I've got a VPN server that's
>> >> >> dropping
>> >> >> connections after a couple minutes from clients who are connecting
>> >> >> from
>> >> >> certain locations.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Here's the scenario that is driving me NUTS!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Company A has a Windows 2003 server that is multi-homed and
>> >> >> connected
>> >> >> directly to our LAN and WAN at the office. VPN connections within
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> LAN
>> >> >> work great and stay up all day. The VPN server seems to work fine
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> some
>> >> >> WAN based users but not for others. I've had it work great for me
>> >> >> when I
>> >> >> am
>> >> >> at one of the hotspots that I manage but then it drops within 3
>> >> >> mintues
>> >> >> when
>> >> >> I go home and yes this is from the same laptop computer. So, this
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> tell me it's something specific to my home LAN or ISP right? Well,
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> manage
>> >> >> another Windows 2003 VPN server for a different Company B and I can
>> >> >> VPN
>> >> >> into
>> >> >> that network all day and stay connected, again from the same
>> >> >> computer
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> well from my home network. The RRAS settings for these two
>> >> >> company's
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> practically identical. So, that tells me that my home LAN is fine
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> outbound Windows VPN connections then right?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Somehow it's the combination of my home LAN and company A's VPN
>> >> >> configuration.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Below is my home lan ipconfig
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>> >> >> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> >> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
>> >> >> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-8E-64-DB
>> >> >> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >> >> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >> >> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.102
>> >> >> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >> >> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>> >> >> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>> >> >> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This is the Company A's vpn ipconfig once I connect from within
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> home
>> >> >> lan. Yes, I do not choose to use the default gateway on either of
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> VPN
>> >> >> connections to either company A or B.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> PPP adapter :
>> >> >> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >> >> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP)
>> >> >> Interface
>> >> >> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
>> >> >> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>> >> >> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.16
>> >> >> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
>> >> >> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>> >> >> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.100
>> >> >> 10.10.10.100
>> >> >> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.100
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thx,
>> >> >> Gaylen
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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