VPN Connection Setup

ace2109

ace2109

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Hi Guys,
I am trying to setup a VPN connection to access my network from another computer/site. Never did this before and as usual I am running into some difficulty.

I have a dynamic so I have setup a no-ip address to make it easier to connect to. I have an o2 wireless box that I have put the details from no-ip into and it looks like its working as it is saying update successful beside hostname.

When I try an use my iPhone to connect it keeps saying the server is unreachable, even when i just try and input the IP address?

Any ideas guys? I am a complete noob at this one.
 
In the game and application settings page I opened ports 983 and 984.

What do you mean by endpoint?
 
My mac mini running OSX lion server, I am now thinking however that a better router might be better and will let me access my entire network and not just one machine
 
I am on o2, never thought of my network provider not allowing VPN, the ports I opened I got from a google search but I will look at the apple standard ports aswell
 
Hi Guys,
Finally got round to going through a few of your suggestions and got my VPN to connect to my server, well sort of.

I can get it to connect while connected to my wifi but if I try and connect via 3G it brings up an error saying "The PPP server could not be authenticated".

The Server Log file contains the following:

Feb 10 21:33:10 mms vpnd[95003]: Incoming call... Address given to client = 192.168.1.227
Feb 10 21:33:10 mms com.apple.ppp.l2tp[95003]: 2012-02-10 21:33:10 GMT Incoming call... Address given to client = 192.168.1.227
Feb 10 21:33:10 mms pppd[99307]: pppd 2.4.2 (Apple version 560.13) started by root, uid 0
Feb 10 21:33:10 mms pppd[99307]: L2TP incoming call in progress from '**.***.***.***'...
Feb 10 21:33:10 mms pppd[99307]: L2TP connection established.
Feb 10 21:33:10 mms pppd[99307]: Connect: ppp0 <--> socket[34:18]
Feb 10 21:33:11 mms pppd[99307]: DSAuth plugin: Failed to retrieve MPPE encryption keys from the password server: errno -14484, ctxt 4
Feb 10 21:33:11 mms pppd[99307]: Fatal signal 11
Feb 10 21:33:11 mms vpnd[95003]: --> Client with address = 192.168.1.227 has hungup
Feb 10 21:33:11 mms com.apple.ppp.l2tp[95003]: 2012-02-10 21:33:11 GMT --> Client with address = 192.168.1.227 has hungup


Any idea on this?
 
Ok guys, since my last post I have purchased a Draytek Vigor 2900V router to use for VPN. I am again though having some issues with setup. I have gone into the draytek settings and inserted a pre shared key as well as going into the teleworker setup section and given myself a username and password.

All dial in types have been allowed as well, however when I try and connect to it, my iPhone says - L2TP-VPN server did not respond.

any ideas on where to go from here?
 
Also still having issues with trying to connect to VPN on my server. A lot of people were having the same issues on theirs and managed to fix it by doing a few things in terminal, but surely there is an easier fix?
 
Am I meant to have anything after my IP address in the server part on my iPhone configuration? maybe something like ***.***.***.***:number
 
Hi guys,
I'm back again, so I am waiting for BT infinity to be installed and as such BT have sent me out my home hub 3 which I have installed. However I am still getting the same issues when trying to VPN into my lion server?

I have not changed any setting on my 2900 and it too is coming up with the same errors. I am thinking now that it is definitely an issue with my router and as such I'm thinking of replacing all my routers with a single draytek to handle everything including Infinity connection and VPN.

What do you guys think?
 
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