Connectivity problems

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Sorry, my last post was not clear at all.

Basically, we have 2 laptops at the same site going
through the same DSL connection running the same operating
system (windows XP prof).

They both need to remote into a location out of the
network itself. However, 1 Laptop, refuses to connect. On
attempt, a message stating that connection has been
disconnected, or too many concurrent users, etc appears.

Could someone please enlighten me. Neither of the pcs are
running firewalls, both are fine on internal network and
have access to the internet.

Thanks in advance,

Bryan

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Since both computers are accessing the Internet using the same public IP on
your DSL connection, if they're trying to use VPN to connect to the same
remote network, it probably won't work simultaneously - the VPN connection
is using the same IP. Have you tried testing each of their VPN connections
independently, in turn to see if this is what's happening?

If they both need to connect to the same network at the same time, consider
using a VPN site link to the other network.

bryan wrote:
> Sorry, my last post was not clear at all.
>
> Basically, we have 2 laptops at the same site going
> through the same DSL connection running the same operating
> system (windows XP prof).
>
> They both need to remote into a location out of the
> network itself. However, 1 Laptop, refuses to connect. On
> attempt, a message stating that connection has been
> disconnected, or too many concurrent users, etc appears.
>
> Could someone please enlighten me. Neither of the pcs are
> running firewalls, both are fine on internal network and
> have access to the internet.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bryan

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Bill Sanderson wrote:
> I've done this, in fact:
>
> I've run two separate VPN tunnels outbound through an MN-700 wireless
> router, across the Internet and inbound through ISA Server on an
> SBS-2000 server.
>
> I wasn't sure it would work either, but it did. This is PPTP. IPSEC
> would not have worked. I don't know if there was "magic" in the
> MN-700 that facilitated this--possibly.

I dunno - I always use IPSEC VPN.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message newsTUqWuJfEHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Since both computers are accessing the Internet using the same
>> public IP on
>> your DSL connection, if they're trying to use VPN to connect to the
>> same remote network, it probably won't work simultaneously - the VPN
>> connection is using the same IP. Have you tried testing each of
>> their VPN connections independently, in turn to see if this is
>> what's happening?
>>
>> If they both need to connect to the same network at the same time,
>> consider
>> using a VPN site link to the other network.
>>
>> bryan wrote:
>>> Sorry, my last post was not clear at all.
>>>
>>> Basically, we have 2 laptops at the same site going
>>> through the same DSL connection running the same operating
>>> system (windows XP prof).
>>>
>>> They both need to remote into a location out of the
>>> network itself. However, 1 Laptop, refuses to connect. On
>>> attempt, a message stating that connection has been
>>> disconnected, or too many concurrent users, etc appears.
>>>
>>> Could someone please enlighten me. Neither of the pcs are
>>> running firewalls, both are fine on internal network and
>>> have access to the internet.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Bryan