GRE 47 pass-through and VPN connection reliability

[Guest JCB]

Is there any way to ensure reliable establishment of a PPTP VPN connection

when (apparently) some I'net routers do not permit GRE packet passthrough? I

have been unable to remote into my home office reliably - I frequently

receive a "Verifying Username and Password..." message but do not connect .

Once I do get in, I look at the System log on the RRAS box - it detected the

connection attempts but warned that the problem was likely due to I'net

blockage of GRE packets. I suspect I am successful, once the routers

redefine the best path to my Public IP, but this is a somewhat random process

via RIP or OSPF (i.e., the luck of the draw).

 

I know people who use 3rd party VPN connectivity software and never seem to

have connectivity problems. If there is some RRAS configuration setting I

have overlooked that would eliminate or mitigate this very frustrating

problem, please enlighten me.

 

regards,

--

JCB\1059

[Guest Leythos]

Re: GRE 47 pass-through and VPN connection reliability

 

In article <B8069ACC-581D-4069-92E9-AD4ADF0BDC93@microsoft.com>,

JCB@discussions.microsoft.com says...

> Is there any way to ensure reliable establishment of a PPTP VPN connection

> when (apparently) some I'net routers do not permit GRE packet passthrough?

 

Yea, stop using cheap crap. Sorry for putting it that way, but that's

the truth.

 

Get yourself a devices that supports PPTP as an endpoint, like a DFL-

700, then you can PPTP into it and do what you want on your network.

 

 

 

--

 

Leythos

- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a

drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"

spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

[Guest JCB]

Re: GRE 47 pass-through and VPN connection reliability

 

I appreciate your honest opinion, but my connectivity problems would not be

resolved by different hardware if, in fact, the GRE packets are being blocked

by indeterminate I'net reouters.

 

How would the hardware you propose not be subject to the same kind of I'net

router blocking?

 

Regards,

--

JCB\1059

 

 

"Leythos" wrote:

> In article <B8069ACC-581D-4069-92E9-AD4ADF0BDC93@microsoft.com>,

> JCB@discussions.microsoft.com says...

> > Is there any way to ensure reliable establishment of a PPTP VPN connection

> > when (apparently) some I'net routers do not permit GRE packet passthrough?

>

> Yea, stop using cheap crap. Sorry for putting it that way, but that's

> the truth.

>

> Get yourself a devices that supports PPTP as an endpoint, like a DFL-

> 700, then you can PPTP into it and do what you want on your network.

>

>

>

> --

>

> Leythos

> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a

> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"

> spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

>