I don't understand it. My windows xp computers can connect to Astaro via SSL and PPTP connection and they can find all the computers and browse any shared drives. But for Windows 7 or Windows VIsta it is saying it can't find network after been connected. I am totally lost. Any Help would be appreciated.
This is most likely due to increased security restrictions in Vista +. A standard permission user does not have the ability to modify the routing table in the newer operating systems. For Vista and Win 7, try right-clicking on your VPN icon and choose run-as admin. See if that helps.
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That was the first thing I tried. Still does not work. I am wondering if it might be the Kernel. I think I used the 64 bit version instead of the 32 bit. The message I am getting when I try to browse is "can't find network."
HI OLM. I can ping the server and get reply but I can't use no other protocol to connect to it. Neither http, ftp, rdp etc. I find it very weird but when I use windows xp or windows 2003 everything works fine.
What version of ASG software are you running? You need to be pretty much current (7.509, 8.003, or 8.100 if you are using the beta) to have the latest SSL VPN clients- these solve 64 bit issues and several others.
If you are several updates behind, please update the ASG at your earliest convenience. Then try completely uninstalling the client software from the problem systems, download a fresh (complete) client package from the ASG and install.
Hello Jack Daniel I am running Astaro 8.100 but it is the 32bit version. The system has the capability to run 64bit as well. Do you think I should reformat and load the 64bit version then start update to the lastest ASG. Thanks
PPTP is hard to get to work on win7.
Been fighting to get this to work on 8.003 ( or actually its not the Astaros fault ), and I did get it to work with PPTP on win7 x64 against 8.003 32bit. But its just not worth spending all that time on since alot of the networks I am on breaks PPTP against my Astaro.
However, the L2TP over IPSec works flawless, stabile and everytime.. I would suggest using that or enabling along with the PPTP and use that for the newer clients in Vista / Win7 which is fully supported in the VPN client.
In any case with the PPTP you must remember that the router or firewall needs to be able to pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic. That is sometimes called PPTP Pass Through or VPN Pass Through depending on the manufacturer. Some firewalls and routers, including the built-in Windows Firewall, pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic automatically when TCP Port 1723 is opened. So in other words, you can go into a heap of debugging with PPTP, where in my case it required that I actually used the gateway on remote network, made NAT Masq. on the pool and allowed it to access the lan in packetfilter..
