M
manso
Hi,
We're struggeling trying to setup a simple VPN connection to allow our
mobile users connect to the office from their laptops and would truely
appreciate some help. Configuration as follows:
All clients are running Windows XP SP2 with the built in firewall enabled.
We have a D-Link DI-804HV (firmware 1.39) firewall/router at the office
configured as 192.168.0.1.
While in the office, all clients get IP numbers in the range 192.168.0.1xx
(subnet 255.255.255.0) using DHCP in the router. We have opened up a PPTP
tunnel in the HV804 and configured the client VPN connection accordning to
the instructions from D-Link. We can connect to the network and get
authenticated.
The problem is that the PPTP server in the router can only be configured in
the 192.168.x.1 range and must be different from the LAN IP range (which is
192.168.0.x). So we've set the PPTP server to 192.168.2.1 and when connected
we get local IP address
192.168.2.2 / 255.255.255.255
We can ping our local DNS server (and all other machines behind the network)
in the 192.168.0.x range but we can't do anything else. I've tried to map a
shared folder e.g. \\192.168.0.10\Files using username and password without
any luck.
Which ports needs to be opened (in XP SP2 firewall and/or router) and how
can we access resources in the 192.168.0.x range while connected in the
192.168.2.x range?
The router also supports something called "Dynamic VPN" and L2TP but as far
as I can tell PPTP is right for us. Any hints and pointers to useful
resources are greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much in advance,
Manso
We're struggeling trying to setup a simple VPN connection to allow our
mobile users connect to the office from their laptops and would truely
appreciate some help. Configuration as follows:
All clients are running Windows XP SP2 with the built in firewall enabled.
We have a D-Link DI-804HV (firmware 1.39) firewall/router at the office
configured as 192.168.0.1.
While in the office, all clients get IP numbers in the range 192.168.0.1xx
(subnet 255.255.255.0) using DHCP in the router. We have opened up a PPTP
tunnel in the HV804 and configured the client VPN connection accordning to
the instructions from D-Link. We can connect to the network and get
authenticated.
The problem is that the PPTP server in the router can only be configured in
the 192.168.x.1 range and must be different from the LAN IP range (which is
192.168.0.x). So we've set the PPTP server to 192.168.2.1 and when connected
we get local IP address
192.168.2.2 / 255.255.255.255
We can ping our local DNS server (and all other machines behind the network)
in the 192.168.0.x range but we can't do anything else. I've tried to map a
shared folder e.g. \\192.168.0.10\Files using username and password without
any luck.
Which ports needs to be opened (in XP SP2 firewall and/or router) and how
can we access resources in the 192.168.0.x range while connected in the
192.168.2.x range?
The router also supports something called "Dynamic VPN" and L2TP but as far
as I can tell PPTP is right for us. Any hints and pointers to useful
resources are greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much in advance,
Manso