L2TP Client

I have been setting up a VPN at our head office. First I
configured PPTP with no problems. Then I moved onto L2TP
and had some difficulties. After some research I found the
following article in the MSKB

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;310109

This involved editing the registry to disable the IPSec
policy. For Windows 2000 this worked perfectly. I have
tried to adapt the advice it gives in that article for
Windows Me with no success. I still cannot connect from
Windows Me (I assume I will have the same problem for 98 \
XP). Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

Have you been here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...l2tpclient.asp

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"Rhys Campbell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3d2301c375f6$c1748770$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have been setting up a VPN at our head office. First I
> configured PPTP with no problems. Then I moved onto L2TP
> and had some difficulties. After some research I found the
> following article in the MSKB
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;310109
>
> This involved editing the registry to disable the IPSec
> policy. For Windows 2000 this worked perfectly. I have
> tried to adapt the advice it gives in that article for
> Windows Me with no success. I still cannot connect from
> Windows Me (I assume I will have the same problem for 98 \
> XP). Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.

Yes I've been there, I am using that version of the client
and I have read the FAQ's ect there too, but they haven't
solved my problem.

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you been here:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...evaluation/new
s/bulletins/l2tpclient.asp
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) (E-Mail Removed)
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies to the newsgroup
so all may
>* benefit from the discussion. Private mail is usually
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>
>
>"Rhys Campbell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:3d2301c375f6$c1748770$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have been setting up a VPN at our head office. First I
>> configured PPTP with no problems. Then I moved onto L2TP
>> and had some difficulties. After some research I found
the
>> following article in the MSKB
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>> us;310109
>>
>> This involved editing the registry to disable the IPSec
>> policy. For Windows 2000 this worked perfectly. I have
>> tried to adapt the advice it gives in that article for
>> Windows Me with no success. I still cannot connect from
>> Windows Me (I assume I will have the same problem for
98 \
>> XP). Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be
appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

Hi Rhys,

This article should help:

323311 How to Disable IPSEC for Clients That Are Running an Earlier Version
of

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Oops, just realized the article I mentioned is brand new and not posted
externally yet. Here are the steps:

SUMMARY
=======


When you troubleshoot L2TP or Internet Protocol security (IPSec) issues
for clients that are running either Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows NT Workstation, you may find it
easier to troubleshoot L2TP issue after you disable IPSec. To disable
IPSec, you can modify the registry.


MORE INFORMATION
================

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee
that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry
Editor at your own
risk.

NOTE: The registry key that is described in this section exists after you
install Microsoft L2TP/IPSEC VPN Client on the client computer.


To disable IPSEC:


1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

2. Locate and then click following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IRE\SafeNet/Soft-PK\ACL\1

3. Double-click Action in the right pane, type "1" (without the
quotation marks) in the Value Data box, and then click OK. NOTE: By
default, the Action value is set to 2, which means secure.

4. Quit Registry Editor.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.