Robert If it works from one place and not another it si possibly a routing issue. Most ADSL modems/routers act as a DHCP server to issue IP addresses automatically and most default to 192.168.0.x but the Netcomm NB1300Plus4 uses 192.168.1.x (both ranges are legitimate as they conform to RFC 1918). If the remote network (that you are VPNing to) uses the same address range then it may not be possible to make the connection.
So, to check look at the IP address you get on the VPN when connected and the address of the PC on the home network. If the network part is the same ie. 192.168.1 then there is almost certainly going to be a routing problem. To get around this problem try changing the DHCP address range on your ADSL modem to 192.168.0.x. Cheers Greg > From: Robert Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:00:15 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Remote Desktop on a VPN > > Hello Everyone, > > Hope you all had a merry Xmas and not too many sore heads today ! ? > > A question ( at the bottom ) for some one with the know how ........ > > > Preamble > My daughter is home from San Diego for the week and we cannot get her > PC laptop to work through a VPN to the Desktop on her PC at work. > > Yes ! It's holiday's time but she needs to do this. My ISP has been NO > help so far . > > We are connecting her Laptop into a Port on my Netcomm1300 Plus4 ADSL > modem. > Line runs at 1500 / 256 > > Laptop will connect to internet and browse quite OK. > > Procedure to get to remote Desktop : > > Click on VPN connect icon on Laptop > it asks for a Password .... > Password is entered and the Laptop should access the San Diego site. > > A " connected " indication shows OK > > CLICK On Laptop Remote DesKtop CONNECTION ICON > which should send data into the server at SD and cause the daughter's > PC Desktop screen to appear > with a Login screen > > We get nothing ... just a blank screen ... ! > > > ********************************************************** > > Laptop is OK, as it will access the remote desktop from my next door > neighbour port on 4 port Router/modem , > also from a PC shop ethernet > and from a Macdonalds wireless connection. > > So problem should be due to ISP > (ISP has fobbed us off to their specialist staff who are available > Wednesday !) > OR > settings in my ADSL modem. > > QUESTION : Does anybody know if we need special settings in the > ADSL modem to run the VPN > and remote Desktop. > > Help would be most appreciated > > Thanks in advance > > Bob > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
