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Are you sure its accepting the uid/password? &nbsp; &nbsp; What do you see in the logs? &nbsp; &nbsp; Are you using the account database on the sonicwall or Radius?<br />

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Are you sure its accepting the uid/password?     What do you see in the logs?     Are you using the account database on the sonicwall or Radius?


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Are you getting an IP address from the LAN when you connect?
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Are you getting an IP address from the LAN when you connect?

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I have a SonicWall Pro 2040 Enhanced that I have just setup. &nbsp;When connecting to it externally with the SonicWall VPN client, it accepts the shared key and the username / password authentication, but it immediately disconnects. &nbsp;I'm wondering what I have done wrong.
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I have a SonicWall Pro 2040 Enhanced that I have just setup.  When connecting to it externally with the SonicWall VPN client, it accepts the shared key and the username / password authentication, but it immediately disconnects.  I'm wondering what I have done wrong.

Sonicwall VPN Client Disconnecting

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Hardware Firewalls

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