VPN Dropping WAN Connection

[Guest]

Hello

I have a Win2K server acting as a Dial-Up VPN server. I have one internal NIC and one external NIC

When I dial the VPN from an external client the VPN does not connect and in fact the server stops responding on the external IP. During this process I cannot ping it at all. I have to go back ot the server, disable and re-enable the NIC for it to become pingable again

It acts like the server recieves the request and instantly the nic dies. After a while it will come back online

This is a 2000 Server SP4, Exsrvr2000 and a DSL line. It has worked fine for years but the past few weeks it has been acting up. I have replaced all cables, NICS, switches, routers, etc

I had an issue with the IIS lockdown tool and restored the pre-lockdown settings

Please help, I am losing hair. Thanks

 

[Steven L Umbach]

I don't know the exact problem but check that the lan nic is at the top of
the priority list in network connections advanced/advanced settings, look in
Event Viewer for any pertinent errors, and if you feel confident you can
reconfigure rras then disable it and then renable it. You may also want to
post in the win2000.ras_routing newsgroup. --- Steve

Hello,

I have a Win2K server acting as a Dial-Up VPN server. I have one internal NIC and one external NIC.

When I dial the VPN from an external client the VPN does not connect and

in fact the server stops responding on the external IP. During this process
I cannot ping it at all. I have to go back ot the server, disable and
re-enable the NIC for it to become pingable again.

It acts like the server recieves the request and instantly the nic dies.

After a while it will come back online.

This is a 2000 Server SP4, Exsrvr2000 and a DSL line. It has worked fine

for years but the past few weeks it has been acting up. I have replaced all
cables, NICS, switches, routers, etc.