DHCP and VPN

[Tom R]

Hi.

I'm currently taking 70-216 working towards my MCSE and have a home lab
testing VPN connectivity.

You can see my current setup as PDF (VERY SIMPLE drawing)
http://www.worldofromeo.com/tar/MyLocalLan.pdf
--or -- Word 2000
http://www.worldofromeo.com/tar/MyLocalLan.doc

Current setup...

Win2k server as AD/DC with DNS, DHCP, and RRAS installed and
working. Server has 2 NICs.
DNS is local only with forwarders to my internet ISP (cable).
DHCP currently allocates on 192.168.1.0

1st NIC connects to Cable router to which all the other PC's connect.
Domain setup works fine (DHCP, roaming profiles, blah blah blah).

2nd NIC connects to old hub used by RRAS for VPN testing. Another PC
connects to same hub for testing only. (Actually dual boot machine, both
win2k pro."C:" for normal use and "D:" boot for vpn testing).

I have a number of questions but I'll only post 1 at a time as I try to get
things working.

I was able to connect using VPN (PPTP) via second NIC. but...
I want to use my internal DHCP server to allocate IP's to the "VPN NIC". I
tried creating another scope bound to the 2nd NIC (192.168.199.0), but
nothing
was ever allocated (I was allocated 169.254.x.x). It would only work if I
used
the internal allocater. Any info if a) this is possible (relay agent?)
and b) What steps I need to do would be appreciated. I've tried a google
search
but either I missed it, didn't understand it, or didn't actually find it!

Note; I tried "experimenting" (with DNS, DHCP, routing, etc.) on the server
and
ended up having to restore the system state (thank god for backups!). So any
expert opinions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Tom

 

[Tom R]

A thought just ocurred to me (hard to beleive!).

Could my problem lie within the packet filters?

Tom

 

[Tom R]

Well, the answer is......

I didn't understand.

I finally found a paper on the MS site that
sets up a test lab. My mistake was so basic
even I can't beleive it.

I love when the light bulb goes off!

Forget the whole thing. Sorry for wasting
bandwidth.

Tom