How to VPN to Home

[HeadFryCook]

I have a test server at home which I want to connect to via VPN. I have
setup VPN to accept L2TP and PPTP connections. I have a small SMC7004AWBR
broadband router that acts as a firewall. I have opened ports 1723 and the
appropriate other ports on the router. I can ping the router from remotely
however I cannot contact the server. What could be wrong?

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

make sure open IP Protocol 47 (GRE) instead of tcp port 47. quoted form
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Which ports need to be opened for running VPN

A: PPTP VPN uses TCP Port 1723, IP Protocol 47 (GRE); L2TP: UDP Port 1701;
IPSec: Pass protocol 50 and 51. Note: 47 is a protocol number and not TCP
port. The protocol name is GRE. It'll make a big difference when configuring
your firewall or router.


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