Help with VPN

Robbie3003 · 14 Dec 2012 at 18:58

As far as I know I have set up a VPN to a windows 2008 server, all I want to be able to do is access this server remotely though the VPN
On my home XP computer I have a network connection which when I click asks for a username and password which connects and gives me a network icon
next to the clock saying I am connected. I am assume this is me now connected to the server via VPN. I can now open remote desktop and connect

All seams ok, except when I am not connected via the VPN I can still connect to the same machine via remote desktop. what I have noticed is when I am connected to the
VPN I am unable to get emails and connect to any other server, or access websites, I am only able to talk to the server I am connected via VPN to. I know the reason for this as the connection
is set to use the gateway of the server I am connected to. As this happens I have assumed this proves the VPN connection is working.

My questions are, I need to prove I am connecting via VPN and not assume this and how can I block remote desktop connections except when using the VPN

I have tried blocking the remote desktop port in the fire wall settings but this blocks it though the VPN as well

many thanks for taking time to read this and I hope it made sense

Rob

leigh_boy · 14 Dec 2012 at 22:16

i dont fully understand what your saying but sounds like you need to turn off the defualt gateway for the vpn, to do so.
control panel, network connections, right click on your vpn, properties, networking, tcp ip ,properties , advanced, untick use defualt gateway of remoate network.

Knubje · 15 Dec 2012 at 10:37

When you log onto the VPN and you are shown as connected, why not do an

ipconfig /all
?
You should be given an IP address from your VPN range that you have specified on the box that is providing your RRAS?

Your network adapter being assigned a VPN IP address should be enough to prove thats how you are connecting, right?

Robbie3003 · 15 Dec 2012 at 20:04

I have found out that I can simply block averything on the firewall and connect via VPN which bypasses the firewall (apparenlty) however I have also since found that it does not look like the VPN is working, the connection says I am connected but I am not able to ping the servers name

bremen1874 · 15 Dec 2012 at 20:06

Try connecting using the remote server's ip address.

leigh_boy · 16 Dec 2012 at 20:57

Robbie3003 said:
I have found out that I can simply block averything on the firewall and connect via VPN which bypasses the firewall (apparenlty) however I have also since found that it does not look like the VPN is working, the connection says I am connected but I am not able to ping the servers name

Thats down to incorrect dns