Re: VPN on Small Business Server 2k3

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I would reset the VPN connection to the defaults and change the ip address
of the remote client (change local subnet, etc.)

I bet that will solve the problem (though I can't explain why the test setup
works).

John

"Nathan" <Nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:456D699A-A6E2-4765-8BB2-75836A366CCF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It's certainly possible. I am able to ping the vpn server ip
> successfully.
> Currently I have the vpn subnet manually set for 154.204.50.x I changed it
> just recently because I'm grasping at straws. However the internal subnet
> of
> the SBS network is 192.168.0.x and the local subnet here at the remote
> locale
> is the same. My test setup, with a server at a different location works
> perfectly, and it's setup exactly the same.
>
> "JML" wrote:
>
>> I have experienced this problem and Chris's question regarding the IP
>> address of the client machine reflects the cause of my problem. What is
>> the
>> IP address of the internal nic on the SBS box? What is the IP address of
>> the
>> XP client that is trying to connect? In my case, the SBS box was
>> 192.168.16.2 and the XP client was part of another SBS network using the
>> same internal IP addresssing scheme (192.168.16.x). I could fully connect
>> but could not browse the network. Changing the internal IP addressing
>> scheme
>> (to 192.168.17.x) on one of the SBS networks fixed the problem.
>>
>> Sorry if this not the cause of your problem but given the similarity to
>> my
>> circumstances (any many others that I read about in the course of my
>> research), I thought it was worth asking the question again. :)
>>
>> John
>>
>> "Nathan" <Nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:C60BCD85-43F8-4D3F-9338-D3366C2740B8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Yes, it is the latest firmware.
>> >
>> > I assume by IP address I am connecting from you mean the one on the
>> > outside.
>> > computer? No, it is not on the same IP subnet as the internal SBS
>> > network.
>> > The remote client is connecting from an outside site. Sorry, I should
>> > have
>> > indicated that.
>> >
>> > "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> have you updated the firmware on the router?
>> >> is the IP address that you are connecting from in the same subnet as
>> >> your
>> >> local SBS network?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
>> >> -------------------------------------------------
>> >> Please do not email me directly for assistance. Reply only in the
>> >> Newsgroups for the benefit of everyone
>> >> "Nathan" <Nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:EA95CB07-AA3C-4CC4-8ECC-80D93151C58B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> I'm having a fair bit of trouble setting up a VPN connection on SBS
>> >> 2003. I
>> >> can connect to the VPN, ping the server, even use Remote Desktop for
>> >> Administration over the VPN, but I am completely unable to view/map
>> >> network
>> >> resources. I get an error message stating that the network path
>> >> cannot
>> >> be
>> >> found. I am also only able to connect to the VPN from one location,
>> >> but at
>> >> this point I am far more concerned with accessing the network
>> >> shares,
>> >> as the
>> >> single remote location problem is possibly an ISP issue.
>> >>
>> >> I have dupilcated all settings and configuration on another server
>> >> (with
>> >> same setup), and it works perfectly.
>> >>
>> >> The server is behind a D-Link broadband router (budget constraints),
>> >> all the
>> >> ports necessary are configured. Currently the connection is using
>> >> PPTP.
>> >> Routing and Remote Access is enabled, and the remote access policies
>> >> are
>> >> configured properly. All the client machines in question are
>> >> running
>> >> Windows
>> >> XP Professional SP2.
>> >>
>> >> Any Help would be greatly appreciated
>>
>>
>>


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