VPN settings

[steve]

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Client and Host are XP pro machines.
Different subnet, in fact totally different networks (home) and corporate
work

I have opened the port on my home router.
When I attempt to establish a connection from work to my home machine, it
goes to "Verifying username and password" VERY quickly, then hangs there
with error: 721

I can Remote Desktop in no problem. I am supplying correct username and
passwords.
I've checked the event log on both ends and don't see anything at all
pertaining to VPN or networking in general.

I just tried supplying a junk password and it didn't complain, just hung
there still. So it's not even checking credentials yet...


Can you think of anything else to try?

 

[Guest]

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Steve wrote:

> Client and Host are XP pro machines.
> Different subnet, in fact totally different networks (home) and corporate
> work
>
> I have opened the port on my home router.
> When I attempt to establish a connection from work to my home machine, it
> goes to "Verifying username and password" VERY quickly, then hangs there
> with error: 721
>
> I can Remote Desktop in no problem. I am supplying correct username and
> passwords.
> I've checked the event log on both ends and don't see anything at all
> pertaining to VPN or networking in general.
>
> I just tried supplying a junk password and it didn't complain, just hung
> there still. So it's not even checking credentials yet...
>
>
> Can you think of anything else to try?

Make sure your home router supports VPN - and update the firmware. Make
sure you have opened the correct ports on your home router.

If that doesn't work likely the work router doesn't support VPN passthrough.

Ash.

 

[steve]

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

thank you, I will look into that!
"Ashp" <ashleypride@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1115972442.4739.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
> Steve wrote:
>
> > Client and Host are XP pro machines.
> > Different subnet, in fact totally different networks (home) and
corporate
> > work
> >
> > I have opened the port on my home router.
> > When I attempt to establish a connection from work to my home machine,
it
> > goes to "Verifying username and password" VERY quickly, then hangs there
> > with error: 721
> >
> > I can Remote Desktop in no problem. I am supplying correct username and
> > passwords.
> > I've checked the event log on both ends and don't see anything at all
> > pertaining to VPN or networking in general.
> >
> > I just tried supplying a junk password and it didn't complain, just hung
> > there still. So it's not even checking credentials yet...
> >
> >
> > Can you think of anything else to try?
>
> Make sure your home router supports VPN - and update the firmware. Make
> sure you have opened the correct ports on your home router.
>
> If that doesn't work likely the work router doesn't support VPN
passthrough.
>
> Ash.
>
>