Re: Another VPN Issue...Say it aint so...

CEICW is how you set the firewall.

If you need to add more ports you go down into the RRAS setting, pick the outside nic and add port exclusions there.

http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness
See if there are SBSC's in your area

KG wrote:
[NEWER RESPONSE - KG] Okay I re-ran ICW with Windows Firewall disabled (within ICW) and performed Configure Remote Access and now I am blazing into a connection no problemo. Now how can I configure the firewall within ICW?[END RESPONSE - KG]

"KG" wrote:

[NEW RESPONSE] Okay then...so first disable Windows Firewall/ICS then proceed to re-run ICW, but this time disable Firewall and redo remote access to make sure I get a good snap-in connection and see what goes on?!? In the process now of making those changes. No I do not have a hardware firewall. I have dual nic and an motherboard supplied nic. My domain for email, remote access, etc. goes through one of the dual ports on the nic card to the internet using one of my static ips. The other port on the nic card goes to a linksys router to handle DHCP of in the internal network. (if I said that correctly) The linksys is also connected to the internet but has a different static ip associated with that. At one time I did look up on Microsoft website and got ZERO hits for private consultants. Luckily, most of my issues have been handled by the awesome staff at Dell Small Business. They absolutely rock, but for some reason, even this stumps them...They have even checked the white papers and other Microsoft Chat Rooms (aside from this) and it appears to be a common problem. [END RESPONSE - KG]

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

Nope diff firewall.

Do you also have a hardware firewall/one nic setup?

I think Merv is Missouri? I forget.

Have you also checked out the SBSC web site at Microsoft?


KG wrote:
[NEW RESPONSE - KG] Missouri. Central Missouri. It used to be running but now it isn't but just recently I turned it from Disabled to Automatic and tried to start the service, it says the following "Error 170: The requested resource is in use." Yes I have ran the ICW and recently I might add just to "clear" the cob webs so to speak. That firewall is enabled and I thought that was the Firewall/ICS that I was enabling in ICW.

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

Central US is pretty big. What state? We have SBSers all over the place.

The windows firewall ICS shouldn't even be running. Did you run the Connect to Internet wizard?


KG wrote:
[NEW RESPONSE - KG] I am located Central, US. I am using SBS2003 Firewall. I have disabled Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing to see if that would do anything. I do have Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition but it does not have any internet protection services associated with it with the exception of Exchange protection. [END RESPONSE - KG]

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

Where are you located?
The server's firewall blocks pings so this is normal.

What firewall do you have? The firewall is probably blocking the packets is all.

VPN works when the firewall has the necessary port 'and' protocol settings. Any problem can be licked.

KG wrote:
See below

"Iakov" wrote:

My question is, where do I open/initiate the GRE protocol.
If your SBS NIC is directly connected to the Internet, then there is no need to open GRE or anything else. That's all taken care of automatically by SBS. Make sure your user account/s is in the Mobile Users group if you want a user to use VPN. If the user will remote access via Remote Web Workplace, then make sure they're in the Remote Web Workplace group.
[NEW RESPONSE - KG] That is what I thought but the problem is that I cannot make a connection to the server via VPN. I am a member of the mobile users and receive email on my AT&T 8525. I can also remote desktop and check email via the web. All access is provided by the same static IP. When I checked to see if the server was listening for GRE packets that I sent from my home computer (using pptpclnt and pptpsrv) the server did not receive it and the client did indicate that it had made a connection to the server. When I use My Network Connections on XP Pro (home computer) I connect to the server but get hung up on verification of user name and password; hence the error "721". Also I am amazed that I can connect using remote desktop and exchange web when I cannot ping the server. I work with Dell using webex sessions all the time for things that get me stumped, but even this is stumping them and even in their research on this, this seems to be a common problem with a solution that is not easily found (if any). [END NEW RESPONSE - KG]


By the way, I am not an IT person, can't find anyone locally that knows what SBS 2003 even is. No joke.
Well, I know what SBS is. Contact me at iakov_qvaz@xxxxxxxxxxx for professional assistance.

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