Hi everyone,
I have a number of issues with my Windows 2000 VPN server. First things
first. I have two servers, a Win2003 and a Win2000. I am using the
Win2000
box for VPN because my Windows Mobile 2003 hand-helds cannot connect to a
Windows 2003 VPN server. I have no idea why. Windows Mobile 5 or 6
clients
have no problem with a Windows 2003 VPN server but I have a host of WM
2003
clients that require VPN access.
So first question: how can I get my Windows Mobile 2003 clients to connect
to a Windows 2003 VPN server?
Now I am also experiencing a number of problems. Most of the time the VPN
(this is PPTP by-the-way) works just fine. I can connect from a 2000
Professional, XP or Vista client and am able to ping all the machines on
my
LAN. Works like a charm. Except once in a while I am only able to ping
the
VPN server itself and then only by using the IP address assigned to the
end
of my VPN connection, not the server's "regular" IP address.
Disconnecting
and reconnecting normally resolves this problem.
Could this be a configuration issue? Seems strange that it works most of
the time. But it doesn't work often enough to be a real sup****t headache
for me.
The other issue I am experiencing is sometimes RRAS just seems to
"hang-up"
and stops answering any incoming connections. It doesn't matter if the
connections are VPN or dial-up modem connections (this server also handles
incoming phone connections). If I logon to the server's console I am also
unable to open the "Routing and Remote Access" management tool under
"Administrative tools". In ever other respect the server seems to work
fine. The only way to resolve this issue is to reboot the server. The
RRAS
starts working again (for a while).
This machine is running SP4 and is fully patched and up-to-date. It is
also
running Exchange 2003. It is behind an appliance-style firewall/router (a
SonicWALL SOHO2). The Internet connection is DLS (PPPoE) with a static IP
address.
Thanks,
The Fish.
