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hi christopher_perry,<br />
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did you find out yet if the serviceprovider allows GRE-protocol?
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hi christopher_perry,

did you find out yet if the serviceprovider allows GRE-protocol?

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After a bit of testing and calls to the ISP's tech support, it looks like the problem is due to the latency of the connection (it's really high!). &nbsp;According to HughesNet (the satellite provider), they do not block any of the ports necessary for VPNs to work.
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After a bit of testing and calls to the ISP's tech support, it looks like the problem is due to the latency of the connection (it's really high!).  According to HughesNet (the satellite provider), they do not block any of the ports necessary for VPNs to work.

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well then , do you use PPTP or IPsec?<br />
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the more secure protocols might be more sensitive to latency since they usually have mechanisms to prevent replay-attacks.
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well then , do you use PPTP or IPsec?

the more secure protocols might be more sensitive to latency since they usually have mechanisms to prevent replay-attacks.

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It's the standard Windows VPN connection... PPTP, I think
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It's the standard Windows VPN connection... PPTP, I think

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I have a user that uses a HughesNet Professional satellite connection from her home office. &nbsp;I am running a Windows 2003 routing and remote access server so that remote users can log into our network. &nbsp;When the satellite user attempts to connect to the VPN, the connection is unable to authenticate the user name and password, and it says that the remote server is not responding. &nbsp;This only occurs over the satellite connection. &nbsp;I know VPN connectivity with satellite can be a pain, but are there any connection settings or software I can install on the computer to allow it access? 
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I have a user that uses a HughesNet Professional satellite connection from her home office.  I am running a Windows 2003 routing and remote access server so that remote users can log into our network.  When the satellite user attempts to connect to the VPN, the connection is unable to authenticate the user name and password, and it says that the remote server is not responding.  This only occurs over the satellite connection.  I know VPN connectivity with satellite can be a pain, but are there any connection settings or software I can install on the computer to allow it access? 

RRAS/Satellite connections

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).