VPN Server Setup

Hi,

I have a question with windows 2000 VPN server. I have a server with 2 NICs,
one is external (with static public ip) and the other is internal (with
private ip (192.168.0.X). I configured internet access for internal hosts
using RRAS's NAT, and configured it to accept VPN connection. I was able to
connect to it but unable to ping internal hosts either with name or ip. I
tried to use either internal DHCP server to assign ip to vpn clients, and
also another set of private ip address, but neither method works for me. Can
anyone tell me what needs to be done in order for me to access internal
hosts once a vpn connection is made? Thanks a lot for any information.

Alan

On the Client's VPN connection, try clearing the default check box for Use
default gateway on the remote network. You can find this in connection
Properties/Networking tab/TCP/IP/Advanced button.

If your DHCP server is a different machine from the RRAS server, you need to
install the DHCP Relay Agent on the RRAS server.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a question with windows 2000 VPN server. I have a server with 2
NICs,
> one is external (with static public ip) and the other is internal (with
> private ip (192.168.0.X). I configured internet access for internal hosts
> using RRAS's NAT, and configured it to accept VPN connection. I was able
to
> connect to it but unable to ping internal hosts either with name or ip. I
> tried to use either internal DHCP server to assign ip to vpn clients, and
> also another set of private ip address, but neither method works for me.
Can
> anyone tell me what needs to be done in order for me to access internal
> hosts once a vpn connection is made? Thanks a lot for any information.
>
> Alan
>

Alan,
It sounds like your initial setup is good, and that
the problem may be related to filters. On my VPN server,
it was important that the PPTP Input and Output filters
were defined for to allow ports 47, 1701, 1723, 500 to
pass traffic. These are MSFT ports commonly used to VPN.
You may have other issues, but setting up the filters is
is a prerequisite.

Secman777

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I have a question with windows 2000 VPN server. I have a
server with 2 NICs,
>one is external (with static public ip) and the other is
internal (with
>private ip (192.168.0.X). I configured internet access
for internal hosts
>using RRAS's NAT, and configured it to accept VPN
connection. I was able to
>connect to it but unable to ping internal hosts either
with name or ip. I
>tried to use either internal DHCP server to assign ip to
vpn clients, and
>also another set of private ip address, but neither
method works for me. Can
>anyone tell me what needs to be done in order for me to
access internal
>hosts once a vpn connection is made? Thanks a lot for any
information.
>
>Alan
>
>.
>