Yes, the problem occurs both ways - but only between
Office 1 and 3 not 1 and 2
// Fredrik
>-----Original Message-----
> If you have two separate demand dial interfaces on
the server at "office
>1" , it shouldn't matter whether other connections are
made or not. The
>office server calling up should connect, because it has
exclusive use of
>that interface.
>
> Do you have the same problem if you do it the other
way around? (That
>is, if you can get office 3 to connect first, does office
2 have problems?)
>
> You may have to turn on tracing in RRAS and search
the trace. (It
>produces heaps of output because it logs every step, but
it might give you a
>hint on where the trouble is).
>
>"Fredrik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:069f01c3c169$79252470$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> As far as I know - that's exactly what I've done. Since
it
>> works, just not always...
>>
>> Well, back to square one - reconficure of the RAS
service.
>>
>> // Fredrik
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> > It could be a problem with the demand-dial
interfaces.
>> To get this to
>> >work, you will need two demand-dial interfaces
configured
>> at the "main"
>> >site - one for each connection. This is also essential
to
>> get the routing
>> >working properly. Each demand dial interface at the
main
>> office must have a
>> >static route to the "calling" office's subnet.
>> The "calling" router must use
>> >the name of its demand dial interface as the username
>> when it connects, to
>> >ensure that it connects correctly and sets up the
correct
>> static route.
>> >
>> >"Fredrik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in
>> message
>> >news:092501c3c096$affb8670$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> It's connected directly to the internet - all three
are.
>> >>
>> >> // Fredrik
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> > Does this server connect directly to the
Internet,
>> or
>> >> does it go via a
>> >> >router?
>> >> >
>> >> > Some SOHO routers will only allow one or two VPN
>> >> connections to be made
>> >> >through them. They do not give any sensible
messages,
>> >> just fail to connect.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Fredrik" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote
>> in
>> >> message
>> >> >news:038001c3c039$fa0f6e50$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> After some doing I managed to get a domain working
>> over
>> >> a
>> >> >> VPN connection. That's all good.
>> >> >> But now out third server cannot connect to the
>> network
>> >> >> anylonger... I have not included that server in
the
>> >> domain
>> >> >> yet, since I cannot get it do dial up reliably...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sometimes it manages to establish the PPTP
connection
>> >> the
>> >> >> main office and sometimes (more often) it just
keeps
>> >> >> counting connection time until the timout goes and
>> the
>> >> >> connection gets the 'Unreachable' status.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I know that this isn't much info to go on - but
>> frankly
>> >> I
>> >> >> don't have that much more to give you... it just
>> won't
>> >> >> connect most of the times.
>> >> >> At a point it seemed to have something to do with
if
>> >> >> another VPN/PPTP connection had already been
>> established
>> >> >> from another computer (and another account).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Both servers are setup as routers, with static
routes
>> >> and
>> >> >> demand-dial. The connection works fine
>> between "office
>> >> 1"
>> >> >> and "office 2", but not between "office 1" and
office
>> >> 3".
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any help is appriciated - I may have overlooked
some
>> >> >> simple thing...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> // Fredrik
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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