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Lion built-in VPN client times out connecting to Windows 2003 PPTP server
I have a new iMac with OS X 10.7 (Lion) on it that refuses to connect to a PPTP-based VPN server (running Windows 2003 SBS).
To shortcut past a lot of questions: There is a Dell workstation running ...
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Two VPN connections from the same IP address
I have set up a server running Windows Server 2008 which two remote users can dial into using a VPN connection. It works fine unless they are both in the same location, in which case only one of them ...
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PPTP alternative windows 7
Can't set up a new vpn connection (I only get "Wizard cannot connect" error message) so I'm looking for an alternative client to connect to my pptp vpn server. Anyone got one? I can't find one.
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Linux PPTP VPN and gateway woes
I have an Amazon Linux machine running in an Amazon EC2 instance.
I am connecting to my office's VPN as follows:
sudo pppd pty "pptp pptp.<DOMAIN>.com --nolaunchpppd --loglevel 2 --debug" file ...
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is PPTP VPN server supposed to work in DD-WRT 19342 (or later) big build? with a mac OS 10.8.2 client?
Following up on some confusing comments in the DD-WRT forums, see http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=167815
(with a screenshot of settings)
In the model-specific thread I learnt that my VPN ...
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VPN PPTP (MPPE) - connection freeze after while
I have configured VPN (PPTP) connection (configured as in screenshot) and I'm experiencing this issue (ubuntu 12.10):
The connection works fine, I can browse web and access local content, however ...
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Does the username have any function when you use VPN over PPTP?
You need to provide a username and a password if you want to connect to a Windows server through VPN using PPTP. Does the provided username have any function?
Let's say you use the user name "John" ...
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VPN on OSX disconnects after precisely 2 minutes and 30 seconds on specific network
When connecting to my own VPN server on a specific network, called public-network, my Mac disconnects the VPN connection after 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
I have performed several tests and this is the ...
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PPTP VPN on Server 2008 Enterprise
I asked this question on Server fault and was told that was not allowed so im moving it here.
I am running Windows Server 2008 enterprise in my HOME network inside of vmware workstation. I am running ...
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PPTP password expired: how to fix on a linux client
Today, I discovered my team's PPTP passwords expire and I had to figure this out by looking through log files (/var/log/messages).
Part 1 of my question is there a way I can start up my PPTP client ...
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PPTP is allowing any username – even blanks?
I have a PPTP VPN server on my network. I have setup the username and passwords for clients in the chap_secrets file.
However when testing with any username or even a blank one, the server accepts ...
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Set PPTP Passthrough in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Dear Friends,
I have a big problem with VPN PPTP connections in Mac OS X SL and the problem exists in all my computers that I work with. When I connect to a PPTP connection, the connection is good for ...
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why does “ipconfig getifaddr ppp0” fail?
I am trying to find my IP on VPN (PPTP) so I tried "ipconfig getifaddr ppp0" but it gave me "get if addr ppp0 failed, (os/kern) failure." Why does it fail and what should I do instead? ifconfig shows ...
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How can I solve Windows PPTP VPN issues?
I'm having persistent problems with Windows PPTP VPN connections. The VPN appears up whilst the tunnel won't transfer traffic (ping to a remote IP within the VPN works for a while, and then fails). ...
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Trying to connect a Dlink DIR-615 router to a PPTP VPN from behind a Netgear WNDR3700
I have two routers: a Netgear WNDR3700 and a DLink DIR-615 (rev H2)
Both are using stock firmware.
The Netgear is my primary router (192.168.0.1/24). I'd like to set up the DLink (192.168.2.1/24) to ...
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Windows 8 VPN PPTP Settings
I am having a problem getting my computer to connect to my companies VPN, the thing is it connects just fine from my Android phone with the default settings so I know it is a problem with the settings ...
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Forwarding VPN port (1723) disables internet on server
I'm trying to set up a VPN on Windows 7 and I started by forwarding port 1723. However, the exact moment that my router saves the port forwarding, I lose internet access on the PC being forwarded to. ...
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barebones features for a DD-WRT router acting as PPTP server
I have a little router (Linksys E900) only to act as a VPN server. I have a decent router behind it, handling radio anyway. So I am happy to relegate any other CPU-intensive stuff to the bigger ...
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How do I setup my Ubuntu 12.04 PPTPD Server properly?
Ok so I have setup a PPTPD server and configured it appropriately.
Here is my pptpd-options:
name pptpd
require-mschap-v2
require-mppe-128
ms-dns 8.8.8.8
ms-dns 8.8.4.4
proxyarp
nodefaultroute
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PPTP VPN connection disconnecting when accesing an IP over VPN
I have two PC lan behind a router. I am connecting to my company network through a VPN. I was not able to reach an IP, nor access the internet. The VPN connection would be disconnected automatically.
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PPTP tunnel only wrapping TCP Traffic
I am having difficulty configuring a PPTP VPN using Windows Server 2008 R2 to allow more then just TCP traffic. Connection and authentication work perfectly, but applications that require other ...
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Windows 7 client can't connect to CentOS PPTP VPN
Have a Macintosh (10.8.2) that connects just fine to a CentOS 6.0 virtual private server (OpenVZ, with PPP added by the host) via PPTP.
A Windows 7 Home Premium client (virtualized in Sun's Virtual ...
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Linux Distro with PPTP/L2TP client support and IP Forwarding
I'm looking for a lightweight linux distro with a nice web based front end that I can throw on a VM to act as a secondary gateway out of my network through a VPN. I currently have a debian VM with ip ...
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VPN with D-Link DIR-600 Wireless Router
I just bought a D-Link DIR-600 Wireless Router and was hoping to setup a VPN client using the DD-WRT firmware.
But unfortunately my hardware version of DIR-600, known as C1, is not supported by ...
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pfSense 2.0 - Can PPP L2TP be used to be an L2TP tunnel?
i noticed in pfSense 2.0 (RC3) that my PPPoE interface is now a PPPoE tunnel assigned to my WAN NIC (Network Interface Card):
where the PPPOE0(xl0) - ianboyd@superuser.com network port is defined ...
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How to log username logging into ubuntu PPTP service
I need to log every connection made into our PPTP daemon. I can find the IP address of the client connection from /var/log/daemon.log, but can't find the username that is used to login.
When using ...
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pfSense: Have router connect, and route, to a PPTP server?
i have a main office running a PPTP VPN server (Microsoft Remote Access Services). Is it possible for the pfSense router at a satellite location to automatically route traffic destined for the main ...
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Windows mobile 6.1 vpn service using Witopia connects and immediately disconnects
My samsung Omnia i900 with Windows mobile 6.1. vpn service using Witopia pptp connects and immediately disconnects. Witopia tech sent me the log so I know its connecting, but as soon as I try to ...
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itshidden.com VPN connection dies and will not reconnect on Ubuntu Server 10.04
I have a ubuntu server which should keep a connection to itshidden.com VPN through PPTP. Somehow, connection dies once in awhile and following lines appear in /var/log/syslog:
Jun 24 16:52:54 ...
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tunneling pptp vpn and network setup for bridged kvm running win7 enterprise on linux host
I'm using a win7 provided image from work to run inside qemu-kvm (libvirt/virt-manager).
The host is running Debian Wheezy.
The win7 vm wants to join the company AD and has certain tools to check if ...
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Connect to a PPTP VPN (Server 2008) on an Apple client (iPhone / MacOS)
I've been searching all over the web for a solution for this one.
I want to setup a VPN connection on Windows Server 2008 for multiple clients at the same time.
Using L2TP with a secret word, ...
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pptpd client hangup for no obvious reason
I'm trying to run a pptp vpn server on a Debian wheezy machine. When I try to connect from my laptop (OS X 10.8) the connection fails but it's not obvious to me what's wrong. I turned on debug and ...
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How do I make my PPTP VPN work without disabling NAT?
Yesterday, I tried to connect my home computer to the VPN at my workplace using PPTP and the wizard from Windows 7. It's very straightforward, I fill in the data, etc.
When I try to connect, Windows ...
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Connect to Internet via Windows 8 VPN
I've been searching around for hours on this and I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have an iPad 2 and a Win7 desktop at my office. I have a Windows 8 desktop at home. I've created ...
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VPN lan route works, but is it flawed? Can my settings be improved?
I have set up a VPN environment with Windows Clients.
This env is working fine basically.
The thing is that I only want to route traffic through the VPN that is addressed to the LAN behind the VPN. ...
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Speed limited to 1.5Mbit/s over PPTP in Linux
There is a remote network that I'm connecting to over the Internet via VPN (PPTP). The link is limited to 4 Mbit/s. When I connect to the network in Windows, I can download files over ftp at maximum ...
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How to change ip address via VPN through PPTP without preventing access from original ip for FTP?
I am started to using vpn on a vps. Configured it without problem like here. Internet access is now via VPN's new ip address but it's a little bit hard to changing new ip address for remote service ...
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how to troubleshoot asymmetric speed PPTP VPN speed? (downlink to client is slow, the server bandwidth up, and there is no encryption overhead)
I hope I have a general question motivated by my specific problem: I have acceptable upload speeds and unacceptable download speeds on my VPN while I think both endpoints have quite some bandwidth in ...
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Linux pptpd only accepting one client connection?
In chap-secrets file I have defined two username/password combinations.
I login using first username and it works (it is connected from Windows 7). However as soon as I login from another device ...
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How do I make servers visible on my VPN?
I'm tinkering with web servers on Rackspace, trying to figure out if I can set up a website with public parts and also private parts that are visible only via a VPN connection.
I have 2 servers ...
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Can't enable VPN on linux error: VPN connection failed
I have a sony vaio laptop, with ubuntu 11.04 and windows 7 on it. I have configured a VPN connection on ubuntu, in order to connect to my computer at work but it keeps not working, and I get the error ...
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VPN client configuration on Windows using a config file
Is it possible to create a configuration or batch file that will initiate a VPN connection using the built-in Windows PPTP client? I want to build a scripted method that all my external users can use ...
