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    VPN trouble

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by UCHacker11, Apr 8, 2009.

  1. UCHacker11

    UCHacker11 Notebook Consultant

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    hello all,

    I have a D-Link DIR-615 router that I am trying to setup a VPN tunnel through. When I log into the router i have enabled PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec passthrough. However, I get no response from the router when i try and VPN into it. I can remotely administrate it but cannot PING the router or VPN into it.

    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    As for pinging....under Advanced > Advanced Network, do you have ENABLE WAN PING RESPOND enabled?

    Many routers disable ping response to reduce hacking attempts

    As for the VPN...please elaborate what you are trying to do.
     
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    I do have Enable WAN PING Respond enabled, but all packets sent fail.

    As for the VPN, I want to be able to create a VPN into our home network from work or school to access my servers and desktop. We have one setup at work that i often use from home and would like this same capability for my house.
     
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  4. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    When someone says VPN they mean a very specific thing--and I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing...anyway, this router does not support a vpn connection that I can tell--it supports VPN pass through, which means you can connect OUT to a VPN somewhere else.

    What do you want to access on your home network?

    this router has a couple of things you can use, including setting up a single machine in the DMZ, so that traffic sent to the external ip is directed to a specific machine.

    It also supports virtual servers and port forwarding.

    Since your stated use is so general, I cannot tell what you should use other than to say that the DMZ option may be easiest provided that machine is secure.

    As for the ping...is SPI enabled? That may be blocking ping attempts
     
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