Re: Cannot create a VPN connection using PPTP from 2003 Server

The netcfg command does not seem to be available to me in Windows Server
2003. I see it in Vista, but not W2K3. Is this something that can be
downloaded?

Thanks

"Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:

VPN WAN miniport is corrupted even you can see it. You may wan to remove and
reinstall it. This post may help.

Can't see neither L2TP nor PPTP miniports
I also tried the netcfg trick. No change except that I now can't see >>
neither L2TP nor PPTP miniports in Device Manager. I can still create a ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1922

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"JG@HG" <JGHG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a Windows 2003 Server machine that periodically 'reaches out' to
another server on the Internet by creating a VPN connection. The
connection uses PPTP and has been running fine until recently. When I
manually try to connect using PPTP I receive error 609: A device type was
specified that does not exist. Using L2TP returns the standard '...could
not
establish connection...' error. This is expected since the remote machine
is
not configured for L2TP.

Intenet connectivity is OK. Can ping out. Web sites on this server can
be
reached from outside the firewall.

Other machines on the LAN execute the same process OK.

Device Manager on the problem box looks to have the WAN Miniport (PPTP)
driver installed OK.

Is this a case where the WAN Minport (PPTP) device needs to be
re-installed?

Other machines

.

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