I have solved the problem. There was a firewall rule which was keeping it from working. Thanks for all the help.
On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 20:51 +0200, Holger Bauer wrote: > If the pfSense doesn't show anything in the logs your pptp-client most likely > doesn't get to the pfSense. In case you are using a dyndns-account check if > it resolves to your real WAN IP. Also check status>systemlogs, firewall if > there are blocks for the pptp traffic from the client (I doubt it if it's > configured like you say but checking that won't hurt). > > Last but not least, please provide even more info: > What's your LAN subnet and pfSense LAN IP? > What did you put into the pptp server fields in the webgui? > What kind of WAN connection do you have and what's your WAN IP (PPPoE, > Static, another Router in front of the pfSense, pfSense WAN is in a private > subnetrange for some reason,...)? > > Holger > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Terri Zahniser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [pfSense-discussion] VPN howto? > > > > > > The VPN is setup as follows: > > > > - Enable PPTP server is selected > > - Server address and Remote address range fields are populated > > - WINS Server field is populated > > - Require 128-bit encryption is selected > > - There is a firewall rule allowing PPTP connections > > - Users have been created > > > > When attempting to to connect, the machine will just sit > > there trying to > > connect and then timeout. It does not get to an authentication stage. > > > > On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 11:58 -0400, Chris Buechler wrote: > > > Terri Zahniser wrote: > > > > Thanks for the link. After reading it and setting up the > > PPTP VPN again > > > > I was still not able to get it to work. > > > > > > > > > Define "doesn't work". With "doesn't work", the best we > > can offer is > > > "you configured it wrong". With some details on what's > > going on, what > > > you have configured, what it's doing, not doing, etc. maybe > > someone can > > > offer specific suggestions. > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ > Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit >
