Resolved VPN Confusion

Hello all,

VPNconnection from work to home.
I first did a test at home to see how it all works to do this
I set my PC as the server my laptop as the client, now they where both on the same LAN but i assumed it would be good practice.
I set a PPTP service up in my router using port 1723 and told it the ip of the server.
I worked great I told the client vpn connection to connect to the ip address and it did.
but from a remote location I have no luck, I took down my public ip and went to work told the vpn connection to connect to that ip, didn't work.
I have read a little about the ip subnets can not be the same, at work the ips are on a 192.168.57.xxx setup ( what ever subnet that is) so i went home and put my router on 10.0.0.1, and re-set up the PPTP settings, but no remote connection if I put the laptop on the same router it works and so does services like remote desktop...my nabor has WiFi but i cant VPN off it either I am obviously not doing this right! Please tell me the secrets to VPN

 

You need to permit your router/firewall at work to let the VPN traffic through & redirect it to the proper PC.

Try using TeamViewer instead of manually setting up a VPN. It just works without any configuration.

 

I wish the router at work was like my netgear at home. the work router is a trendnet and the web interface/ admin page is alfull, any how.

You said "You need to permit your router/firewall at work to let the VPN traffic through & redirect it to the proper PC. "

Well sure, but saying that and doing it are 2 different things.

Whats worse is everything I look up about VPN is just people have trouble with connecting, the only consistent instruction is how to allow connection via vpn or how to connect via vpn with in windows, to bad that isnt the end of the set up.

any ways I am at the point where I am willing to just buy new routers if I have to do to get this done. I just need to know what system really works or is vpn friendly.

i don't wanna run any 3rd party programs I just want to click on the vpn connection short-cut put my password in and be connected to my network at home or vise versa at work.

Sorry for the rant just getting fustrated, as I am still here at home tring to get this to work( I probly could have driven to the office and grabed the files I want and been faster than the time lost playing with this connection...argg)

Even worse my 2 day old Laptop just crashed so now I am really mad...have to fix that issue now too.

Is Mercury descending?

 

Sorry, can't help you there. You would have to dig thru it to allow VPN traffic to go thru. RTFM.

Agree with you 100%.

Again agree with you.

Almost any firewall or router can be configured for VPN. There is no VPN friendly or unfriendly thing.

Before trashing it, try it. That's all I can say. If you don't like it, just forget about it.

Don't worry about it. Happens to me all the time.

Sorry about that. No data lost I hope.

 

Hello,

As far as i have used Hamachi from LogMeIn is the easiest one (And it free upto 10 PC's), Just install the software then create a network. From Remote Computer just join that existing Networks hardly take 10 mins to completely setup. Regarding the Windows VPN check this articles http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...work-vpn-enable-incoming-vpn-connections.html and http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...work-vpn-enable-outgoing-vpn-connections.html

Hope this helps,
Captain

 

openVPN

I tried OpenVPN out of all the apps I looked at, and to my amaze it worked very well.
Whats next though, I could not access any shared folders on the network or use the printer, I also noticed that the LAN I was on was 5.5.0.2? what is that? and i had to sown load the client directly from the web be for connection, the tutorial stated all that a user has to do is go the access server page and start the down load from there.

Going to try out the apps from Citrix and LogMeIn see If I like them.

So fare I have VPN!

 

5.5.0.2 is the VPN IP as i suggested before LogMeIn Hamachi would a good choice. A little more user friendly. Check this link for articles on how to set it up https://secure.logmein.com/US/support/hamachi2/

If your willing to subscribe the i would recommend CISCO it gives you number of options.

Good Luck,
Captain

 

Friend's laptop worked perfectly via Cisco VPN to office. Two weeks ago, it stopped, and nothing but problems since then. Reconfigured remoted computer and setup new VPN connections--nothing.

How does one set or at least check the firewall settings on the host, which happens to be a MS Server 2003

 

robertpri, please start a new thread with your problem giving complete details.