VPN with MN-700 router. How to set up the Broadband Utility?

G

Guest

Hello,

I just moved to a home offce.
I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private Network)
and of course: I CAN'T !

Here is my situtation:

1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop

2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700 router.
This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router (I
use the wireless features for another laptop at home)

3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.

4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
ipsecshm

5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination Address
etc...)

6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
message:
"Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"


My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly configured
to allow VPN access.
The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't find
any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of posts
talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.

Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband Utility
but telling exactly what settings I need to change.

Thank you so much for your help.
Hopefull that will solve my problem.

**********************************************************

By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:45:53 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:45:53 PM

Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter - Packet
Sch
eduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

***********************************************************

Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:

C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com

Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms

C:\>
 
J

Jayso

Well, i only know of connecting to a vpn through a dial-up connection. You
see, your broadband modem has info stored on it in relation to connecting to
the internet. This information will be used to connect you to ur ISP and you
can't ring another number through a broadband modem.

If your work says that you can connect through the broadband modem then you
should ask them for information on HOW to do it. You could also ask other
colleagues as to how they connect to the server (work-at-homers of course)

Hope you find another way

--
Jayso

johnringler said:
Hello,

I just moved to a home offce.
I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private
Network)
and of course: I CAN'T !

Here is my situtation:

1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop

2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700 router.
This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router (I
use the wireless features for another laptop at home)

3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.

4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
ipsecshm

5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination Address
etc...)

6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
message:
"Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"


My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly
configured
to allow VPN access.
The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't find
any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of
posts
talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.

Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband
Utility
but telling exactly what settings I need to change.

Thank you so much for your help.
Hopefull that will solve my problem.

**********************************************************

By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:45:53
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:45:53
PM

Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter -
Packet
Sch
eduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

***********************************************************

Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:

C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com

Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms

C:\>
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G

Guest

I don't get it.
What do you mean "you only know of connecting to a VPN through a dial-up
connection: ?
Does that mean that any one using a broadband connection (DSL, cable, T1
etc ) cannot connect to a VPN ???



Jayso said:
Well, i only know of connecting to a vpn through a dial-up connection. You
see, your broadband modem has info stored on it in relation to connecting to
the internet. This information will be used to connect you to ur ISP and you
can't ring another number through a broadband modem.

If your work says that you can connect through the broadband modem then you
should ask them for information on HOW to do it. You could also ask other
colleagues as to how they connect to the server (work-at-homers of course)

Hope you find another way

--
Jayso

johnringler said:
Hello,

I just moved to a home offce.
I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private
Network)
and of course: I CAN'T !

Here is my situtation:

1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop

2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700 router.
This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router (I
use the wireless features for another laptop at home)

3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.

4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
ipsecshm

5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination Address
etc...)

6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
message:
"Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"


My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly
configured
to allow VPN access.
The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't find
any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of
posts
talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.

Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband
Utility
but telling exactly what settings I need to change.

Thank you so much for your help.
Hopefull that will solve my problem.

**********************************************************

By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:45:53
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:45:53
PM

Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter -
Packet
Sch
eduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

***********************************************************

Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:

C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com

Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms

C:\>
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J

Jayso

I don't think they can. But that seems kinda stupid though.

--
Jayso

johnringler said:
I don't get it.
What do you mean "you only know of connecting to a VPN through a dial-up
connection: ?
Does that mean that any one using a broadband connection (DSL, cable, T1
etc ) cannot connect to a VPN ???



Jayso said:
Well, i only know of connecting to a vpn through a dial-up connection.
You
see, your broadband modem has info stored on it in relation to connecting
to
the internet. This information will be used to connect you to ur ISP and
you
can't ring another number through a broadband modem.

If your work says that you can connect through the broadband modem then
you
should ask them for information on HOW to do it. You could also ask other
colleagues as to how they connect to the server (work-at-homers of
course)

Hope you find another way

--
Jayso

johnringler said:
Hello,

I just moved to a home offce.
I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private
Network)
and of course: I CAN'T !

Here is my situtation:

1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop

2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700
router.
This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router
(I
use the wireless features for another laptop at home)

3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.

4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
ipsecshm

5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination
Address
etc...)

6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
message:
"Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"


My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly
configured
to allow VPN access.
The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't
find
any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of
posts
talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.

Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband
Utility
but telling exactly what settings I need to change.

Thank you so much for your help.
Hopefull that will solve my problem.

**********************************************************

By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005
9:45:53
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005
9:45:53
PM

Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter -
Packet
Sch
eduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

***********************************************************

Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:

C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com

Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms

C:\>
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J

Jayso

I guess that one thing you need to do is to set up ur VPN again and make
sure that 1. you use VPN and not use a phone line ... and 2. you make sure
that you don't dial the initial connection

To do this though you need to know the IP Address of your work server or the
Host Name (ex. microsoft.com)

--
Jayso


johnringler said:
I don't get it.
What do you mean "you only know of connecting to a VPN through a dial-up
connection: ?
Does that mean that any one using a broadband connection (DSL, cable, T1
etc ) cannot connect to a VPN ???



Jayso said:
Well, i only know of connecting to a vpn through a dial-up connection.
You
see, your broadband modem has info stored on it in relation to connecting
to
the internet. This information will be used to connect you to ur ISP and
you
can't ring another number through a broadband modem.

If your work says that you can connect through the broadband modem then
you
should ask them for information on HOW to do it. You could also ask other
colleagues as to how they connect to the server (work-at-homers of
course)

Hope you find another way

--
Jayso

johnringler said:
Hello,

I just moved to a home offce.
I am trying to access my business network with VPN (Virtual Private
Network)
and of course: I CAN'T !

Here is my situtation:

1) I have a Windows XP Pro desktop

2) I connect to Internet via a cable modem with a Microsoft MN-700
router.
This is a wirelss router; however , my desktop is "wired" to the router
(I
use the wireless features for another laptop at home)

3) If I don't use the router, the VPN works fine
But with the network in the loop, it just doesn't work.

4) My VPN client is Contivity EXTRANET VPN Client V04_15.06 aka NORTEL
ipsecshm

5) I have all the required info (User Name, Passcode, Destination
Address
etc...)

6) When I try to connect to the business network , I get the following
message:
"Login Failure due to: Remote host not responding"


My suspiscion is that the Microsoft MN-700 router is not properly
configured
to allow VPN access.
The only way I can modify the settings for the router is by using the
Microsoft Broadband Utility. However, in the user's guide, I couldn't
find
any information on how to set up the router for VPN.
I looked online too but the explanations are not clear. I see a lot of
posts
talking about Port Forwarding but nothing in detail really.

Can someone please help me to configure the router via the Broadband
Utility
but telling exactly what settings I need to change.

Thank you so much for your help.
Hopefull that will solve my problem.

**********************************************************

By the way, I have done a ipconfig /all and this is what I get:


C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : saturne60
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B3-46-56
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 21, 2005
9:45:53
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 05, 2005
9:45:53
PM

Ethernet adapter {1FF6F538-DBFF-458C-B279-28F75234AE64}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter -
Packet
Sch
eduler Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

***********************************************************

Also, if I ping the destination address, this is what I get:

C:\>ping vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com

Pinging vpn-na1.mscsoftware.com [192.73.8.203] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.73.8.203: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 192.73.8.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 17ms

C:\>
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A

awwald

hi,

the MS MN-700 box doesnt support L2TP or PPTP and protocol fowarding,
which are essential for VPN. However, to get your VPN done with that
box, you have to either modify its firmware with a linksys version or
you really have to do it straight. the following page describes how to
hack the MS MN-700 box. http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000017046605/
 

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