I manage to make the WinXP VPN work.

Mark, the article that you pointed out in the in that link
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/inbe
/INBE_VPN.doc was an eyes opener to me.

Also I found that to open a particular protocol in my D-Link 804 router
I have to go to "supported application" page. On that page I have VPN
PPTP, VPN IPSec and VPN Server. It is quite frustrating that the router
does not have a place to open a particular protocol directly.

As Brian explained, the SpeedTouch Home modem is working quite nice by
passing the VPN PPTP connection in Bridging mode to the router as it is
configured automatically by the factory settings.

I also found that any firewall WinXP (Pro or Home) and Zone Alarm are
actually blocking the traffic.
(Now I have to find a decent firewall that I can setup to pass the VPN).

Mark, as I mentioned above I found that MSFT document very clear. I
notice that there are other documents that explaining all the network
protocols concepts but there are no direct links like you pointed me to.
I am wondering if you know how to get to them so I can print them in
Word as 1 document (double sided) and don't need to print page by page
from the IE.

Thank you all that send me all the helping messages
Regards

John Ross

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Cranness [mailto:mark.cranness@paradise.net.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 June 2003 7:09 PM
To: John Ross
Subject: Re: VPN over SpeedTouch HOME

Check out these docs:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/incremental/vpnde
ploy.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/communications/ratroub
leshoot.asp

Also perhaps:
http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/whitepapers/configur_vpn_solut
ion.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/inbe
/INBE_VPN.doc

I've set a VPN using PPTP up on a Windows 2000 server myself, so should
be
able to help you a bit... (assuming it hasn't changed too much to
WinXP).

> 1. How can I know if the SpeedTouch Home is passing the PPTP
connection
> to the network?

Does WinXP have NETMON (Network Monitor) You can use that to see the
packets arrive.

> 2. How it will know to what PC it should connect in the network? How
do
> I redirect it to a certain PC?

You must pinhole or forward protocol 47(GRE) (all ports/GRE has no
ports)
and protocol 6(TCP) port 1723 through to the VPN server.

> Do I need to forward the VPN connection in the router to
> particular PC?
> 3. Do I have to open any ports in the router?

Yes, see above.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ross" <fafot@internode.on.net>
To: <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: VPN over SpeedTouch HOME

> Hi
>
> I am trying to setup a VPN over my network so I can connect to my
> network from outside home.
>
> I'm having the following configuration:
>
> ADSL Modem: SpeedTouch Home configured as a bridge (factory settings).
> Router: D-Link 804
> Behind the router are few PC's and a network printer.
> OS: WinXP Pro
>
> I setup Incoming VPN connection in XP Pro and a DynDns address to my
> network.
> A DirectUpdate client is updating the IP.
>
> When trying to connect to the above configuration from another PC
> running XP Home
> and a VPN connection (setup by WinXP Home) it cannot connect returning
> error 800.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. How can I know if the SpeedTouch Home is passing the PPTP
connection
> to the network?
> 2. How it will know to what PC it should connect in the network? How
do
> I redirect it to a certain PC?
> Do I need to forward the VPN connection in the router to
> particular PC?
> 3. Do I have to open any ports in the router?
>
> Thank you
>
> John Ross
>
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