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airbornflght
11 Nov 2007, 06:49pm
Ok, I set up a vpn server using xp pro's built in service. I vnc'd into my mom's computer at home and tried to open that connection, but I kept getting an error saying that the server (my computer) wasn't responding.

Now I am on a dedicated fiber line behind a netgear router/firewall. I opened up the ports for pptp and other than that I don't know why it won't work.. I even found a site online that went through both how to do it step by step client and server. xp pro limits it to one active connection from my understanding, but that is all I need.
ste
11 Nov 2007, 10:47pm
tip: i prefer openVPN, i was thinking of doing a guide for it.

made sure its forwarding the ports to the correct PC on your LAN, also PPTP needs the client to have forwarded/opened ports on their LAN


ste
broady81
11 Nov 2007, 10:58pm
Ste will kill me for saying this, but would using LogMeIn (https://secure.logmein.com/products/free/) be easier to use? :-/ No messy setting up, but I suppose it will depend if you need the power of VNC - just an idea anyway :wink:
Kentigern
11 Nov 2007, 11:01pm
Hi broady, that link is broken = 404 It's now fixed :)
broady81
11 Nov 2007, 11:12pm
Sorry Kentigern, reposted with correct link (to free version that me and Ste use regularly in college :wink:)
ste
11 Nov 2007, 11:16pm
Broady81, logmein ISNT a VPN,

(sort of webaccess but not)

Edit: a VPN wil give the client pc a IP from the servers network.

ste
broady81
11 Nov 2007, 11:22pm
Wish I could read, though it said VNC - My bad, sorry : :Pwned: :topic:
airbornflght
11 Nov 2007, 11:48pm
tip: i prefer openVPN, i was thinking of doing a guide for it.

made sure its forwarding the ports to the correct PC on your LAN, also PPTP needs the client to have forwarded/opened ports on their LAN


ste

I think a guide would be awesome, and if the powers that be like it you could earn some mula:bigggrin: I'm little over my head with open vpn.
hypermood
11 Nov 2007, 11:52pm
You need to make sure that your router(s) support(s) GRE. If either side doesn't, the VPN won't work.

If you forward TCP port 1723 to the PPTP server and allow GRE packets on both sides, everything should work. Search for "netgear GRE" in google. Seems like some models don't support it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241251