rcubed3r
asked on
2 VPN endpoints and a newbie
I am trying to connect two linksys VPN endpoint routers to share a 2000 server on one end.
This is an urgent issue for me!
The routers are WRV54G on the remote end, and a BEFSX41 on the server side.
I finally got the routers to 'see' each other, (I can tell by looking in the log), but I get a 'INVALID ID' error, and it also states that I need to check my local/remote secure groups.
I also am changing settings in in the BEFSX41 by way of PCAnywhere, and sometimes if I change the remote secure group settings, I will lose my PCAnywhere connection, and not be able to get it back until I get back into the BEFSX41 from a local client. I then uncheck, and recheck my port forwarding, and then save that, and the PCAnywhere will work again. This has been common with two different BEFSX41 routers, each with different firmwares!
I will set up the remote management on the router in the AM.
Am I missing something simple?
Thanx for your help!
This is an urgent issue for me!
The routers are WRV54G on the remote end, and a BEFSX41 on the server side.
I finally got the routers to 'see' each other, (I can tell by looking in the log), but I get a 'INVALID ID' error, and it also states that I need to check my local/remote secure groups.
I also am changing settings in in the BEFSX41 by way of PCAnywhere, and sometimes if I change the remote secure group settings, I will lose my PCAnywhere connection, and not be able to get it back until I get back into the BEFSX41 from a local client. I then uncheck, and recheck my port forwarding, and then save that, and the PCAnywhere will work again. This has been common with two different BEFSX41 routers, each with different firmwares!
I will set up the remote management on the router in the AM.
Am I missing something simple?
Thanx for your help!
ASKER
I have one local IP as 192.168.4.1, and the other as 192.168.0.1.
ASKER
My remote location settings are:
WAN : 69.0.0.88
SUB: 255.255.255.0
DEfault GW: 69.0.0.1
Local IP: 192.168.4.1
Local Sub: 255.255.255.0
The server end is:
WAN IP: 24.0.0.66
Sub:255.255.255.252
Default GW:24.0.0.65
Local IP:192.168.0.1
Local SUb:255.255.255.0
I have the remote (WRV54G) set to allow all VPN passthrough.
Local secure group, subnet.
192.168.4.0
255.255.255.0
Remote secure group, any
Remote secure gateway, IP
24.0.0.66
**************************
The server side (BEFSX41) has these settings:
Local Secure group, subnet.
192.168.0.0
255.255.255.0
remote secure group and remote secure gateway set to 'ANY'.
**************************
All of the excryption matches on both routers.
Thank you again,
Ron
WAN : 69.0.0.88
SUB: 255.255.255.0
DEfault GW: 69.0.0.1
Local IP: 192.168.4.1
Local Sub: 255.255.255.0
The server end is:
WAN IP: 24.0.0.66
Sub:255.255.255.252
Default GW:24.0.0.65
Local IP:192.168.0.1
Local SUb:255.255.255.0
I have the remote (WRV54G) set to allow all VPN passthrough.
Local secure group, subnet.
192.168.4.0
255.255.255.0
Remote secure group, any
Remote secure gateway, IP
24.0.0.66
**************************
The server side (BEFSX41) has these settings:
Local Secure group, subnet.
192.168.0.0
255.255.255.0
remote secure group and remote secure gateway set to 'ANY'.
**************************
All of the excryption matches on both routers.
Thank you again,
Ron
ASKER
Yeeha! I got it to work.
I just had to set my subnets manually instead of choosing 'any'.
But, I still do not see the other machine in my network neighborhood, and..
I cannot find the printers on the other side from my 'add printer' selection in windows.
Any ideas?
I just had to set my subnets manually instead of choosing 'any'.
But, I still do not see the other machine in my network neighborhood, and..
I cannot find the printers on the other side from my 'add printer' selection in windows.
Any ideas?
Is the 2000 server in an AD domain?
Having machines show up in the network neighborhood is very problematic. If you can get away with mapping drives directly by machine name I would recomend it.
Can you find machines by name ok?
Having machines show up in the network neighborhood is very problematic. If you can get away with mapping drives directly by machine name I would recomend it.
Can you find machines by name ok?
ASKER
I find the by IP OK.
But not by name?
The easiest way to get around it is to configure a WINS server on one side and have every machine configured to use it (including the servers). That should fix the name lookup issues. It wont help browsing as that is a different system.
The easiest way to get around it is to configure a WINS server on one side and have every machine configured to use it (including the servers). That should fix the name lookup issues. It wont help browsing as that is a different system.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Have you made sure the local networks on each of the routers are on different IP schemes?