[pptp-server] Win2k will not make pptp connection outside router Help needed

[jake]

Steve,

Thanks for the response.

I saw those instructions and did what they said.  All I really did to the
router was to map the 1723 port to the correct internal IP address.  I also
installed the latest 3.22 firmware.  No dice yet.

What do you mean by "enabled masqueraded PPTP support."  This might be the
key.

-Thanks again

Jake



----- Original Message -----
From: "Cowles, Steve" <Steve at SteveCowles.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Cc: <jake at tenon.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:37 PM
Subject: RE: [pptp-server] Win2k will not make pptp connection outside
router Help needed


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jake at tenon.com [mailto:jake at tenon.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 5:39 PM
> > To: jvonau at home.com
> > Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Win2k will not make pptp connection outside
> > router Help needed
> >
> > Thanks for the response Jerry.
> >
> > I should have mentioned that the router is a Netgear RT314 (
> > a fine piece if I may say so ).  It SAYS it will do PPTP, but
> > I have tried behind the router and Win ME connects fine.  This
> > makes me suspicious that the router is doing bad things, but my
> > log (BELOW) says that there are ppp transactions taking place
> > and that the timeout is stopping the stuff.
> > Maybe it's just talking too slowly.
> >
> > If all this isn't enough, I can't install a newer pppd
> > because its kernel code won't compile.  sheeesh
> >
> > -Jake
>
> I just installed an RT-314 for one of my customers today. Nice little
> router/firewall for the price. I also configured this companies NT server
> with PPTP and RAS so their road warriors/home office employees could
> establish  VPN's into the office LAN. During my validation procedures, I
had
> concurrent Win98se, Win98me and W2K clients connecting into this NT PPTP
> server through the RT314. All OS's worked fine after I found the proper
> port/protocol forwarding equivalent commands of the RT-314.
>
> If you haven't done so already, goto netgear's website -> customer support
> -> knowledge base and search for "application notes". Then select the
> application notes for the RT311/RT314. The PPTP configuration section will
> be available. I followed these instructions and had no problems at all.
BTW:
> I downloaded and installed the latest firmware (3.22) for the RT314 before
I
> put this unit into production and enabled masqueraded PPTP support.
>
> If you have already followed the above instructions, then maybe your
problem
> *is* related to the version of pppd and/or the kernel your running.
>
> Steve Cowles
>