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some screen shots and help: &nbsp;<a href="http://wintivity.wigital.net/vpn/setup-configure-small-business-server-2008-vpn/" rel="ugc">http://wintivity.wigital.net/vpn/setup-configure-small-business-server-2008-vpn/</a><br />

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some screen shots and help:  http://wintivity.wigital.net/vpn/setup-configure-small-business-server-2008-vpn/ [http://wintivity.wigital.net/vpn/setup-configure-small-business-server-2008-vpn/]


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in the above article if you suspect your hardware firewall might be causing an issue, see this section &quot;Configuring the External Hardware Firewall for VPN Virtual Private Network access&quot;<br />

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in the above article if you suspect your hardware firewall might be causing an issue, see this section "Configuring the External Hardware Firewall for VPN Virtual Private Network access"


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It turns out you were correct about the packets not getting to the VPN Server. &nbsp;1723 was open, but it turns out the issue was a faulty router. &nbsp;blah!
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It turns out you were correct about the packets not getting to the VPN Server.  1723 was open, but it turns out the issue was a faulty router.  blah!

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I'm having issues getting VPN to work on a brand new Windows 2008 SBS Standard server. &nbsp;I've run through the vpn wizard in the SBS Console. &nbsp;Verified Port 1723 is passing through to the servers IP address and have both IPsec and PPTP passthrough enabled on the router. &nbsp;I'm getting an error 800 but can't figure out why it is not authenticating.<br />
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I'm having issues getting VPN to work on a brand new Windows 2008 SBS Standard server.  I've run through the vpn wizard in the SBS Console.  Verified Port 1723 is passing through to the servers IP address and have both IPsec and PPTP passthrough enabled on the router.  I'm getting an error 800 but can't figure out why it is not authenticating.



Windows SBS 2008 Standard VPN issues

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.