[isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server

  • From: "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" <glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:26:24 +1000

I've had a quick 10 minute look at this orb product this morning, looks like a 
pretty slick product, especially since it's free !!!!!!!!!!

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Thomas W Shinder
Sent: Thu 06/Jul/2006 23:35
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server


Hi Glenn,
This is why so-called "SSL VPN" is so popular, because there are less than 
stellar types like those who run that hotel's BB network who believe in the 
"Universal Firewall Ports" 80/443.
 
No problem. Install ORB (www.orb.com) on the machine he wants file access too, 
configure the folders or drives you want to share (which I assume is all of 
them) and away you go. He'll be able to access that information via his browser 
at the hotel. BTW -- it's free.
 
Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
Site: www.isaserver.org <http://www.isaserver.org/> 
Blog: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/
Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 <http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7> 
MVP -- ISA Firewalls

 


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        From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn P. JOHNSTON
        Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 7:18 AM
        To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server
        
        
        Couple of days away with the wife was great !I recommend it to any who 
can get some dope to pay for it.
         
        Company has coughed up the dollars, which are in our account tonight !
         
        And, low and behold,
         
        I have another user at a Hotel in Adelaide tonight, from the BB in the 
room, only port 80 and 443 allowed, everything else is blocked. They actually 
have a card attached to the cable that says 'only web browsing is allowed' from 
this connection. 
         
        This is getting dammed annoying !
         
        What use is a BB in a hotel room to a corporate traveller, if the only 
thing allowed is web browsing, and they charge $17.50 / night for the privilege 
?
         
        Anyone have any leads on if there is some program out there that will 
allow connection through port 80, and allow file downloads. This guy was to 
download a PowerPoint presentation his secretary had updated today, for a 
client tomorrow.

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        From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of D PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK 
INFRA
        Sent: Wednesday, 28 June 2006 11:48 PM
        To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server
        
        

        I guess he want those two days away with his wife ;-)

         

        Regards

        Diego R. Pietruszka

         

        
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        From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lists
        Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 12:31 AM
        To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server

         

        What about Tom's earlier suggestion if he only needs his e-mail to use 
Outlook 2003 with RPC/HTTP and eliminate the VPN? Very easily/nicely setup with 
SBS 2003.

         

        
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        From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn P. JOHNSTON
        Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:18 PM
        To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: RE: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server

        Plan is, I am going to take; 

        1.      A linksys 4 port BB router, to plug in between the hotels BB, 
and his notebook, which I think will do the trick nicely. 

        2.      A wireless broadband card, just in case. 

        3.      A second notebook with the companys SOE on it, also just in 
case. 

        4.      My Wife, it will be a nice little day or two away for us. 

         

        
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        From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Thor (Hammer of God)
        Sent: Wed 28/Jun/2006 14:06
        To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server

        http://www.ISAserver.org
        -------------------------------------------------------
         
        You gonna add a new IP to the server, bring a little NAT router, or 
both? ;)
        
        t
        
        
        On 6/27/06 9:00 PM, "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" <glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
spoketh
        to all:
        
        > I don't believe it.
        > 
        > I've just been offered a return first class plane ticket, a nights
        > accomodation, 2 nights if need be, all expenses + how ever many hours 
it takes
        > at my normal hourly rate to go see the director in person and fix 
this for him
        > so he can get his e-mail !
        > 
        > "Well I'll loose a whole day on this", "Fine, then charge us for 
every hour
        > your away, just get it fixed !"
        > 
        > 
        >
        > ________________________________
        >
        > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Thor (Hammer of God)
        > Sent: Wed 28/Jun/2006 13:45
        > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        > Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server
        >
        >
        >
        > http://www.ISAserver.org
        > -------------------------------------------------------
        > 
        > OWA would be a great "backup" solution in the rare case where the 
local
        > Ethernet LAN is the same logical subnet as their own offices, even if 
he
        > couldn't sync.  But, in your case of having a jackass for a client, 
you're
        > kind of stuck.
        >
        > An easier thing to do would be to get a little Linksys NAT router to 
stick
        > in between.  Plug the hotel ethernet to the "Internet" port, and plug 
the
        > laptop into a "LAN" port.  That way he'll get a local 192.168.1 
address and
        > have no problems.  Plus, there is no configuration needed at all.  The
        > defaults will work just fine.  Just plug it in and go.
        >
        > t
        >
        >
        > On 6/27/06 8:29 PM, "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" <glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
spoketh
        > to all:
        >
        >> I'm told he refuses to use OWA as he can't sync his mail with the 
OST on his
        >> notebook. There is just no helping some people, no matter how hard 
you try to
        >> be helpful and solve their problem, they just refuse all help on 
principle !
        >>
        >> Also they passed on to me, that in his yelling and screaming his 
demanding to
        >> know 'Why someone did not realise this would happen, and get it 
fixed before
        >> hand, so I can get my e-mail"
        >>
        >> I really feel sorry for the IT guy at the site, his early 20's, 
finished a
        >> development oriented IT degree last year, is quite bright really, 
but is
        >> still
        >> just learning the finer points of the winserver environment, 
supporting XP
        >> etc, and it working toward his MCSE, having passed the first 2 exams 
in the
        >> last couple of months. He reports to this Director, and from what I 
can see,
        >> gets one hell of a serve from him as soon as anything a little bit 
odd
        >> occurs.
        >>
        >> I can't see a away around this, without the Director having to do 
something
        >> out of the ordinary, which apparently, is just not an option, and 
have just
        >> told them that.
        >>
        >> I've suggested the only possibly way, I can see, is to go out and 
purchase a
        >> wireless broadband card from someone local, get it on the net,  set 
up a
        >> notebook with it and his e-mail, and get it express couriered to 
him. He'd
        >> have it early eveing or first thing in the morning.
        >>
        >> There was a chocking sound on the other end of the phone, "but then 
he'd have
        >> to carry 2 notebooks back ! " and "What do I do if he gets it and it 
does not
        >> work ?" ..................................
        >>
        >> Find another job came to mind..
        >>
        >> ________________________________
        >>
        >> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Thor (Hammer of God)
        >> Sent: Wed 28/Jun/2006 12:49
        >> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        >> Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server
        >>
        >>
        >>
        >> http://www.ISAserver.org
        >> -------------------------------------------------------
        >>
        >> Well, it would have worked other than the gw on the hotel being the 
same as
        >> the SBS box... Bad luck there.  But, I've had to do this several 
times for
        >> the exact same scenario with my people.  Seems the Marriott and I 
thought
        >> alike in our IP schemes ;)
        >>
        >> You could always just add another IP address to the SBS box (well, 
you could
        >> if it were a "regular" server install-- I don't know what you'd have 
to go
        >> through on SBS to do that.)  That would work, though.
        >>
        >> Not much we can do about a guy who wants to scream more than get the 
job
        >> done, though.  I'd tell him that if he wanted his email to STFU and 
do what
        >> was needed.  It's not like it is anyone's "fault."  There are other 
options
        >> you have, but they would all require him doing *something*.
        >>
        >> I'm assuming that OWA is not an option for some reason?
        >>
        >> t
        >>
        >>
        >> On 6/27/06 7:37 PM, "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" <glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
spoketh
        >> to all:
        >>
        >>> The internal IP of the SBS server is 192.168.110.2, G/W on the 
hotel BB
        >>> service is also 192.168.110.2 unfortunately !
        >>>
        >>> I tried the static route on my home ADSL service by changing the 
internal
        >>> private IP to match the Hotel's to play with, and everything else 
works, I
        >>> can
        >>> get to the internet and other clients networks fine, but I can not 
get  to
        >>> anything on the remote network after the tunnel is connected, of 
the client
        >>> with the problem.
        >>>
        >>> Putting the static route in I doubt will work anyway, the fellow 
will
        >>> probably
        >>> just yell and scream as soon as he is asked to do anything remotely
        >>> technical,
        >>> expecting it to be magically fixed from this end.
        >>>
        >>> ________________________________
        >>>
        >>> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Thor (Hammer of God)
        >>> Sent: Wed 28/Jun/2006 12:27
        >>> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        >>> Subject: [isalist] Re: Error establishing a VPN to the ISA server
        >>>
        >>>
        >>>
        >>> http://www.ISAserver.org
        >>> -------------------------------------------------------
        >>>
        >>> All he has to do is set a static route for the SBS box's IP to the 
gateway
        >>> address of the VPN endpoint.
        >>>
        >>> IOW, if the SBS box is 192.168.110.101, and his PPP VPN interface 
got
        >>> assigned something like 192.168.110.11 from the RRAS server (do an 
IP config
        >>> to see what ip his PPP adapter is, or look at the RRAS properties 
of the
        >>> connection) then you would have him do a:
        >>>
        >>> ROUTE -p add 192.168.110.101 mask 255.255.255.255 192.168.110.11
        >>>
        >>> That way, when he attempts to access the SBS server, the request 
will route
        >>> down the VPN rather than broadcasting on the "local" 192.168.110.x 
network.
        >>>
        >>> t
        >>>
        >>>
        >>> On 6/27/06 7:13 PM, "Glenn P. JOHNSTON" 
<glenn.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh
        >>> to all:
        >>>
        >>>> http://www.ISAserver.org
        >>>> -------------------------------------------------------
        >>>>
        >>>> Hi,
        >>>>
        >>>> Maybe, maybe not directly and ISA question, and I've posted this 
in an SBS
        >>>> forum as well, but you people are pretty bright & I thought you 
might have
        >>>> some worth while input on this.
        >>>>
        >>>> One of my clients has an issue with VPN tunnel. This has been 
inplace since
        >>>> Sunday afternoon, but they only rang me this morning.
        >>>>
        >>>> One of their directors is at a week long conference, and the Hotel 
where he
        >>>> is
        >>>> staying, has provides an in room broadband service.
        >>>> The BroadBand in the hotel is using a 192.168.110.0/24 address 
range, the
        >>>> internal address of the clients network at the office is also a
        >>>> 192.168.110.0/24 range.
        >>>>
        >>>> The VPN tunnel  establishes fine, and the VPN connector on his 
notebook get
        >>>> an
        >>>> address, of course, in the 192.168.110.100 to 192.168.110.199 
range of the
        >>>> DHCP server on the SBS server.
        >>>>
        >>>> Once the tunnel is established, he can acess nothing on the SBS. 
This is to
        >>>> be
        >>>> expected as the address ranges are the same, does anyone have any 
bright
        >>>> idea's on how to get around this. The Director is yelling and 
screaming
        >>>> about
        >>>> not being able to get his e-mail.
        >>>>
        >>>> Unfortunately he is out out direct reach in another state, and has 
very
        >>>> little
        >>>> tolerance for such problems.
        >>>>
        >>>> Regards
        >>>> Glenn
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