VPN & Proxy2

[24jedi]

Proxy:
The Proxyserver is multihomed and acts as a gateway for internal clients needing access to the external world. Internal clients are class 192 ip's. The MS proxy client component has been installed to all internal clinet computers on the 192 network. The proxyserver is MS Proxy2 sitting on NT4.

VPN:
I have set up another box with WIN2k server, IIS5 and RRAS and is using a public IP. This webserver is setup to only receive VPN connections from authorized users. It does not have a trust relationship with the proxy domain. Users are intentionally separate.

The Problem:
I can't establish a vpn connection from the LAN side of the proxy server...out the pubic interface of the proxy...and into the vpn webserver. Testing this from home or an ISP dialup account works ok.

Has anyone done this and how. I have read problems dealing with these because of the inherrent design of the proxy client component.

On a side note, from a NT workstation. After I have installed RAS, I can configure a vpn connection BUT when I try to initiate the connection, the dialog box just sits trying to dial. I beleive NT is trying to use the modem, NOT my LAN card. How do I fix this?

Thanks in advance.


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[Wavey Davey]

I don't think you can initiate a VPN connection from the proxy client itself.
It must be initiated on or terminated on the proxy server as the WSP client cannot transport PPTP. I suppose, with RRAS also on the Proxy server, routes could be set up to use the VPN so that it automatically brings up the VPN connection when it detects a request for that network.

See:
Q176924 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/9/24.asp) Q169890 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q169/8/90.asp) Q169548 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q169/5/48.asp)

[24jedi]

Wavey Davey,

Thanks...I haven't had time yet to check these out but you gave me food for thought.

chow.

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