Error 678 The remote computer did not respond

I was able to setup my VPN server with some help off of this board. I am
using a Linksys Router WRT54G. Right now I can connect if I use the public
IP address just fine, but when I switch to the DNS name that is linked to the
public IP address I get error message:

Error 678 The remote computer did not respond

I have the most up to date firmware 4.20.7 with VPN passthrough enabled for
PPTP (which is what I am using) also forwarding port 1723. I can not figure
out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.

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Thanks so Much

Mike

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What happens when you do an NSLOOKUP on the DNS name that is "linked" to
your public IP?


"Mike via WinServerKB.com" <u16958@uwe> wrote in message
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>I was able to setup my VPN server with some help off of this board. I am
> using a Linksys Router WRT54G. Right now I can connect if I use the
> public
> IP address just fine, but when I switch to the DNS name that is linked to
> the
> public IP address I get error message:
>
> Error 678 The remote computer did not respond
>
> I have the most up to date firmware 4.20.7 with VPN passthrough enabled
> for
> PPTP (which is what I am using) also forwarding port 1723. I can not
> figure
> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.
>
> --
> Thanks so Much
>
> Mike
>
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>

C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>nslookup
Default Server: bgserver1
Address: 192.168.1.2

> bgchemical.com
Server: bgserver1
Address: 192.168.1.2

Name: bgchemical.com
Address: 192.168.1.2

> www.bgchemical.com
Server: bgserver1
Address: 192.168.1.2

Name: www.bgchemical.com
Address: 192.168.1.2

Barry Oxenberg wrote:
>What happens when you do an NSLOOKUP on the DNS name that is "linked" to
>your public IP?
>
>>I was able to setup my VPN server with some help off of this board. I am
>> using a Linksys Router WRT54G. Right now I can connect if I use the
>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>> figure
>> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.

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Thanks so Much

Mike

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Also I can telnet to port 1723 when using the IP address but not the DNS name
on port 1723

Mike wrote:
>C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>nslookup
>Default Server: bgserver1
>Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>> bgchemical.com
>Server: bgserver1
>Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>Name: bgchemical.com
>Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>> www.bgchemical.com
>Server: bgserver1
>Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>Name: www.bgchemical.com
>Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>>What happens when you do an NSLOOKUP on the DNS name that is "linked" to
>>your public IP?
>[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>>> figure
>>> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.
>

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Thanks so Much

Mike

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What is the host name for your VPN Server? Is there an A record for it in
DNS?
Also, it appears as though you are doing an NSLOOKUP against your own DNS
Server, which is fine for internal use, but I suspect the trouble you are
having is when trying to access your VPN from the outside world, yes? If
that is indeed the case DNS should be able to resolve the VPN host to a
public IP. If you can not register host records with your ISP then your
only choice is to connect via IP address.

"Mike via WinServerKB.com" <u16958@uwe> wrote in message
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> C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>nslookup
> Default Server: bgserver1
> Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>> bgchemical.com
> Server: bgserver1
> Address: 192.168.1.2
>
> Name: bgchemical.com
> Address: 192.168.1.2
>
>> www.bgchemical.com
> Server: bgserver1
> Address: 192.168.1.2
>
> Name: www.bgchemical.com
> Address: 192.168.1.2
>
> Barry Oxenberg wrote:
>>What happens when you do an NSLOOKUP on the DNS name that is "linked" to
>>your public IP?
>>
>>>I was able to setup my VPN server with some help off of this board. I am
>>> using a Linksys Router WRT54G. Right now I can connect if I use the
>>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>> figure
>>> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.
>
> --
> Thanks so Much
>
> Mike
>
> Message posted via WinServerKB.com
> http://www.winserverkb.com/Uwe/Forum...rking/200601/1
>

the hostname for the VPN server is bgserver2. There is not an A record for
it on the DNS server for this bgserver2 which is the VPN server. I went
ahead and added it and flushed and registered dns on the client.

I am on the LAN where the VPN server sits and that is where I am trying to
connect to the VPN server. I still can connect with the IP address but can
not with the DNS name.

I do not know if this would be related but while I am on the LAN I can not
ping any of the servers by their hostname.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>ping bgserver1
Ping request could not find host bgserver1. Please check the name and try
again.


C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>ping bgserver2
Ping request could not find host bgserver2. Please check the name and try
again.


Barry Oxenberg wrote:
>What is the host name for your VPN Server? Is there an A record for it in
>DNS?
>Also, it appears as though you are doing an NSLOOKUP against your own DNS
>Server, which is fine for internal use, but I suspect the trouble you are
>having is when trying to access your VPN from the outside world, yes? If
>that is indeed the case DNS should be able to resolve the VPN host to a
>public IP. If you can not register host records with your ISP then your
>only choice is to connect via IP address.
>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>nslookup
>> Default Server: bgserver1
>[quoted text clipped - 22 lines]
>>>> figure
>>>> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.

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Thanks so Much

Mike

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By the way, when you establish your connection to the VPN via IP address,
how are you doing so? Are you using some sort of VPN client? If so, which
one? When you are on your local LAN, what IP address/subnet mask do you
have? Is it assigned dynamically?

"Mike via WinServerKB.com" <u16958@uwe> wrote in message
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> the hostname for the VPN server is bgserver2. There is not an A record
> for
> it on the DNS server for this bgserver2 which is the VPN server. I went
> ahead and added it and flushed and registered dns on the client.
>
> I am on the LAN where the VPN server sits and that is where I am trying to
> connect to the VPN server. I still can connect with the IP address but
> can
> not with the DNS name.
>
> I do not know if this would be related but while I am on the LAN I can not
> ping any of the servers by their hostname.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>ping bgserver1
> Ping request could not find host bgserver1. Please check the name and try
> again.
>
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>ping bgserver2
> Ping request could not find host bgserver2. Please check the name and try
> again.
>
>
> Barry Oxenberg wrote:
>>What is the host name for your VPN Server? Is there an A record for it in
>>DNS?
>>Also, it appears as though you are doing an NSLOOKUP against your own DNS
>>Server, which is fine for internal use, but I suspect the trouble you are
>>having is when trying to access your VPN from the outside world, yes? If
>>that is indeed the case DNS should be able to resolve the VPN host to a
>>public IP. If you can not register host records with your ISP then your
>>only choice is to connect via IP address.
>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Mike Blanco>nslookup
>>> Default Server: bgserver1
>>[quoted text clipped - 22 lines]
>>>>> figure
>>>>> out why I can not get authenticated with my dns name.
>
> --
> Thanks so Much
>
> Mike
>
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>