[isalist] Re: Problems with VPN from a VISTA client

  • From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:14:48 -0800

[tap, tap, tap]  Is this thing on??? ;¹)
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On 2/8/07 7:50 AM, "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to all:

> I know somebody said something.
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>>  From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx  [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Jim  Harrison
>> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:37 AM
>> To:  isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [isalist] Re: Problems with VPN  from a VISTA client
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>> Didn't you say  what?
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>> Were you speaking?
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>> :-p
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>>  From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf  of Thor (Hammer of God)
>> Sent: Thu 2/8/2007 6:29 AM
>> To:  isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [isalist] Re: Problems with VPN from  a VISTA client
>> 
>>  
>> Didn¹t I say all that??? ;)
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>> On  2/7/07 2:25 PM, "William Holmes" <wtholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to
>> all:
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>>> Hello,
>>>  
>>> Under Windows XP  the default gateway was not set to 0.0.0.0 when you did an
>>> ipconfig command.  Under Vista it is set differently.  At any rate it turns
>>> out that I had  the network setting configured to be a public rather private
>>> network. After  changing that I am able to connect through my VPN
>>> connection.   
>>>  
>>> The change in the default gateway was the only obvious  difference between
>>> the network setup which is why I was questioning  it.
>>>  
>>> Bill
>>>  
>>>  
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>>> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On
>>> Behalf Of Dan Bartley
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007  3:09 PM
>>> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [isalist] Re:  Problems with VPN from a VISTA client
>>> 
>>> I could be wrong in interpreting this,  but?
>>>  
>>> You only set Use Remote Default Gateway for a VPN if you  are trying to
>>> prevent Internet access through the NIC on the client while  connected to
>>> the VPN, which without some static routes on the remote end  means no
>>> Internet while connected to the VPN. At least in RRAS on a network  using a
>>> different switch or firewall from the VPN server for external  access, I¹m
>>> not sure if you can even do the static route on ISA to allow a  route back
>>> out the external interface. Setting Default Gateway will have no  effect on
>>> the VPN traffic either way, as Thor said, that is routed through  the IP of
>>> the VPN interface.
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,  
>>> 
>>> Dan  Bartley
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On
>>> Behalf Of Thor (Hammer of God)
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February  07, 2007 14:11
>>> To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject:  [isalist] Re: Problems with VPN from a VISTA client
>>> 
>>> The Vista VPN client does not set the ³default  gateway² on the interface
>>> config when you establish the VPN connection.   Rather, it sets the routing
>>> table¹s 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 destination  to a low metric with the gateway
>>> set to ³on-link² which is functionally the  same thing on a ³single VPN²
>>> connection.  This is to better support  multi-VPN / Multi-protocol (ipv4 and
>>> ipv6) clients in complex networks while  maintaining ³security zone²
>>> settings.  The ³on-link² interface  maintains security zone configurations
>>> where a standard gateway/interface  default gateway won¹t.
>>> 
>>> When you connect, check your routing table  (³route print²) and you¹ll see
>>> the on-link gateway set to the interface ip  given by your server.
>>> 
>>> I¹d say you¹ve got some other  configuration issue.  What exactly doesn¹t
>>> work?
>>> 
>>> t
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>>> On  2/6/07 1:53 PM, "William Holmes" <wtholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh to
>>> all:
>>> Hello,
>>>  
>>> I know this is slightly off topic but?? I am  having trouble connecting to
>>> my ISA 2004 server from my Vista Client. I have  the connection configured
>>> to use the default gateway on the remote network.  However the default route
>>> for the (VPN PPP) adapter is never set. The  adapter is assigned a IP
>>> address and a Network Mask but no default route.  Under Windows XP a default
>>> route is assigned to the adapter so IP traffic  can flow. I have never had
>>> any trouble with my XP clients.
>>>  
>>> Can  anyone explain to me how to fix this problem. Not being able to use VPN
>>> networks is a real problem.
>>>  
>>> This is Windows Visa Ultimate.  Connecting to ISA2004. XP clients work
>>> fine.
>>>  
>>> Thanks
>>>  
>>> Bill
>>>  
>>> 
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