Re: VPN / IPSec Help

From: Richard Morey (rwmorey71@hotmail.com)
Date: 09/26/02


From: "Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:03:08 -0400


Okay.. so how do I set that up ?

Rich

"Kerry Hoskin" <kjho@pml.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:#T$ZA#ZZCHA.2420@tkmsftngp09...
> it might be quicker to setup PPTP to use over your VPN rather than L2TP.
> This is still very secure, not as secure as L2TP but it doesn't use IPSEC
> for its security so it doesn't suffer from problems of routers, NATs' etc
> interfering with the packets.
>
> Kerry
>
> "Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eIZ7C4ZZCHA.2392@tkmsftngp08...
> > Hi..
> >
> > > Does your router act as a NAT or are you using ICS?? If so and you're
> >
> > I don't know.. How do I find out ?
> >
> > Someone else suggested that NAT was part of what was making this not
work
> so
> > I played around with port forwarding settings on the router but that
> didn't
> > seem
> > to make a difference so I reset those settings back to the default.
> >
> > I'll take a look at the article you mentioned and see if that gets me
> > anywhere..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> > > trying to use IPSEC things won't work. If you have IPSEC configured
and
> > you
> > > don't need it turn it off. Or (more likely) if you're using L2TP for
you
> > VPN
> > > connection, which uses IPSEC then try configuring PPTP instead. It
> sounds
> > > like your router is making changes to the IP packets which is then
being
> > > rejected by your server as it doesn't pass the IPSEC filters.
> > >
> > > Article Q310109 explains how you can turn L2TP/IPSEC off if you wish,
of
> > > course then the VPN tunnel wouldn't be fully secure.
> > >
> > > Kerry
> > >
> > > "Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:#P6uIcZZCHA.1776@tkmsftngp10...
> > > > Hi..
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to set up a VPN between my home and my office. Both
> > locations
> > > > have a cable modem connection to the internet. All machines on the
> > office
> > > > network are running Windows 2000. (1 Server, 2 clients) I have a
> laptop
> > > also
> > > > running Windows 2000.
> > > >
> > > > I have a Linksys VPN (BEFVP41) router at the office and a regular
> > Linksys
> > > > router (BEFSR41) at home. The reason I have a router at home is
that
> my
> > > > wife has a computer as well and we share our internet connection via
> the
> > > > router.
> > > >
> > > > I followed the directions in the back of the Linksys VPN router on
> > setting
> > > > up the VPN. If I connect my laptop directly to the internet via the
> > cable
> > > > modem (taking the router at home out of the equation) the VPN
> connection
> > > > works and I can access my network server at the office.
> > > >
> > > > However, when I put the Linksys router in place the connection does
> not
> > > get
> > > > made. If I try to ping the server at the office from the laptop I
get
> a
> > > > negotiating security message but no reply from the office machine.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried various settings, etc. in the Security Policy manager
on
> my
> > > > laptop. I get this error message in the Event log:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The IPSec driver failed the oakley negotiation with 192.168.1.105
> since
> > no
> > > > filter exists to protect packets to that destination. Please check
the
> > > > configuration on this machine to ensure at least one filter matches
> the
> > > > destination.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 192.168.1.105 is the IP address of the office server and I get this
> > error
> > > > when I try to ping that machine.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried various settings as far as changing my subnet to
> > 192.168.2.x
> > > > instead of 192.168.1.x but that hasn't yielded any result.
> > > >
> > > > I am hoping someone out there has enough experience with this to
give
> me
> > a
> > > > as detailed as possible walk through of how to setup both my "plain"
> > > router
> > > > (at my home) and my Windows 2000 laptop so that I can make the VPN
> > work..
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>



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