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

[Cowles, Steve]

> -----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