VPN Setup on Windows 2003

[vbprog40]

VPN Setup on Windows 2003 - ANY OTHER IDEAS?

I run trying to run a VPN server on Windows 2003. I have allowed port 1743 through the company firewall for PPTP.

I have also allowed access to login through VPN on account profiles. When I try to connect to the VPN it says "Connecting to vpn.theserver.com". It then says "Verifying Username and Password..." It hangs there for a minute and comes back saying "Error 721, The Remote Computer did not responed".

If I stop the VPN server service I never get "Verifying User..." It just never connects. So this tells me its making it through the firewall. Has anyone had a problem like this and know of to fix it?

Thank you.
Chris Taylor

 

[toffeapple]

HI Chris,

Sounds like an authentication issue, the problem could lie with your router..have you configured your router to allow a range of IP address?

 

[vbprog40]

No sir, I have basicly allowed anyone to access through the router (For testing Purposes) to that port. If I block the port on the router I never get the status: "Verifying Username and Password..." However when i open the port I get that status and it just hangs.

Any other ideas?
Thank you

 

[vbprog40]

Here are the screen shots of what I am getting:

First: http://www.sailboatlogos.com/test/1.JPG
Second: http://www.sailboatlogos.com/test/2.JPG
Third: http://www.sailboatlogos.com/test/3.JPG


Thanks

 

[tdeg]

Any firewall on the server?

 

[vbprog40]

No there is no firewall on this server. The router is the only firewall and I allowed that port through (port: 1743)

 

[vbprog40]

Any other Ideas...??

 

[tdeg]

Did you go through all of this stuff?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323441

Also look at this one,

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888201

Particularly the part where it talks about GRE.

 

[HoopaJoop]

I know this is late, and i'm sorry if I'm digging it up for nothing but:

PPTP is port 1723, not 1743

Also you may need to allow GRE protocol as well.

Did you ever figure this one out?