failed to connect to a vpn connection

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I have vista home premium a have setup a vpn connection to my work place. The
connection work just fine when it was first setup about two weeks ago. Then
it started timing out with the message “failed to connect to …..â€. I get no
information on what failed. Sometimes after I restart my computer I can get
it to connect. I have turn off the firewall to no avail. Is there a way to
see exactly what is failing?

Thanks for any help.
 
Do you receive the error code like 800, 721?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have vista home premium a have setup a vpn connection to my work place. The
connection work just fine when it was first setup about two weeks ago. Then
it started timing out with the message “failed to connect to …..â€. I get no
information on what failed. Sometimes after I restart my computer I can get
it to connect. I have turn off the firewall to no avail. Is there a way to
see exactly what is failing?

Thanks for any help.
 
I do not receive any error codes, just the "failed to connect to …..†message.
When I use the Diagnose the problem function I get there is no problem.
 
Do a simple test. Can you telnet port 1723?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I do not receive any error codes, just the "failed to connect to …..†message.
When I use the Diagnose the problem function I get there is no problem.
 
My VPN worked 2 weeks ago. Now it refuses to recognize mapped network drives
or see my work network domain.
I can connect to 1 out of 20 servers by mapped drives.
My XP machine right next to me is fine.
I havent installed anything new and we havent changed the VPN at all.
What is up with this thing?

I have vista home premium a have setup a vpn connection to my work place.
The
connection work just fine when it was first setup about two weeks ago. Then
it started timing out with the message “failed to connect to …..â€. I get no
information on what failed. Sometimes after I restart my computer I can get
it to connect. I have turn off the firewall to no avail. Is there a way to
see exactly what is failing?

Thanks for any help.
 
Robert I can telnet to port 1723 but I can connect by VPN. What other test
can I perform.

Thanks
Wayne
 
Robert, can you help me with my post?
Fred
Wayne said:
Robert I can telnet to port 1723 but I can connect by VPN. What other test
can I perform.

Thanks
Wayne
Click to expand...
 
This post may help.

Vista: VPN works using wired but ...Vista: VPN works using wired but
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routing table is different from previously ...
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=858&sid=0875de1b1dae75cacf36594ed1240eea


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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
Robert here is the results

Initializing WinSock...
Obtaining host information...
Successfully resolved server's host information

======================================
Enter data to send to server (between 1 and 255 chrs.), then hit enter:
-->hello

Successfully connected to server using TCP port 1723 (PPTP)
Sending data to server

Waiting for a reply to the data which was just sent...

Error 10054 calling recv():
WSAECONNRESET: Connection reset by peer

Creating a socket to test GRE protocol traffic...

Total GRE packets sent = 1
Total GRE packets sent = 2
Total GRE packets sent = 3
Total GRE packets sent = 4
Total GRE packets sent = 5

=====================================
Check server to see if the GRE packets were received successfully
=====================================

Closing down socket

Goodbye!
 
MS has a update may fix this issue. this link have more details.

Vista: VPN works using wired but ...Vista: VPN works using wired but
wireless ... Are the wired and wireless in the same subnet? Vista VPN client
routing table is different from previously ...
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=858&sid=0875de1b1dae75cacf36594ed1240eea


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
Robert I have home premium version 6.0 (build 6000). I tried to install both
version and got the same message as before.

Thanks,
Wayne
 
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