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Pocket PC Forum / End Users / Wireless / November 2004I should be able to do this
Before I spend too much more time on this, a day so far, can anyone tell me whether I am aiming too high? I am an enthusiast. I have my first ppc with wireless and a new router, Draytek 2900VG, also wireless. It seemed to me it was reasonably prudent to set up a VPN between the ppc and the router and PC while I am at home in the UK as I'll be visiting the States for a month next year and thought I could access my home network like this from a wi-fi cafe or somewhere similar. For security I planned to use the MAC address of each item, PPC, PC and from research this seemed reasonable. There are so many options however it's a hair-puller. Before I even go further might I ask, each machine is a server isn't it? It serves info to the other;- see, even the terminology is confusing. Therefore while looking at setting up a VPN connection on my W2k PC and naming it and the destination IP of my ppc, that's fine (i'm guessing I cannot use the MAC address) . When doing the reverse, do I supply the PPC with IP or the MAC address of the router or the PC? (The router will tunnel VPN) This is just for starters i'm afraid though I do trial and error each stage before resorting to asking for advice. If as a project it's too big for me, say so, I'm not proud. I just think it's something I could do with guidance. A site or a book recommendation is fine. David > Before I spend too much more time on this, a day so far, can anyone tell me whether I > am aiming too high? > I am an enthusiast. I have my first ppc with wireless and a new router, Draytek > 2900VG, also wireless. > It seemed to me it was reasonably prudent to set up a VPN between the ppc and the > router and PC while I am at home in the UK as I'll be visiting the States for a month > next year and thought I could access my home network like this from a wi-fi cafe or > somewhere similar. > For security I planned to use the MAC address of each item, PPC, PC and from research > this seemed reasonable. There are so many options however it's a hair- puller. > Before I even go further might I ask, each machine is a server isn't it? It serves info > to the other;- see, even the terminology is confusing. > Therefore while looking at setting up a VPN connection on my W2k PC and naming it and > the destination IP of my ppc, that's fine (i'm guessing I cannot use the MAC address) . > When doing the reverse, do I supply the PPC with IP or the MAC address of the router or > the PC? (The router will tunnel VPN) > This is just for starters i'm afraid though I do trial and error each stage before > resorting to asking for advice. > If as a project it's too big for me, say so, I'm not proud. I just think it's something > I could do with guidance. > A site or a book recommendation is fine. > David This page may help with this issue... http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/WM2003/WM2003PPTPVPN.html ------ Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) That's a more relevant page! I was looking elsewhere in the illustratednetwork. The first place I seem to stumble is the differences in the firewalls (XP to the hardware Draytek I have). Substituting W2k for XP is OK. I can select the host IP in my firewall VPN setup but not the port number. I'm assuming that this port is allocated automatically by the router's VPN 'tunnelling' Onto the PPC device; differences between the first and second edition OS screens muddy the waters. Plus the fact that I want to set my connection via wireless either at home or abroad. If I've an IP address where I am with the PPC, even a static one, when I move abroad, obviously this will change. Is it not possible to specify mac address to mac address or possibly the mac address of the moveable PPC to the IP of a static machine? Using the ping in VX utils on the PPC I did get to a point where I could ping the router and the PC IP addressess but when trying the active sync test it tried to connect but timed out after several moments. David > > Before I spend too much more time on this, a day so far, can anyone tell me whether I > > am aiming too high? [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > === Posted with Qusnetsoft NewsReader 3.0 > > Before I spend too much more time on this, a day so far, can anyone tell me whether I > > am aiming too high? [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > === Posted with Qusnetsoft NewsReader 3.0 Keep in mind that in addition to forwarding TCP Port 1723 you also need to be able to pass GRE Protocol 47 traffic. Some routers call that "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through". Some routers simply do not support that...If that's the case your simply out of luck or you need to change routers... You need to check with the manufacturer about that...  SignatureAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... > That's a more relevant page! I was looking elsewhere in the > illustratednetwork. [quoted text clipped - 132 lines] >> >> === Posted with Qusnetsoft NewsReader 3.0 Sooner Al, This router does VPN pass through, or as they put it tunnelling. Getting somewhere with the illustratednetwork pages. Managed to connect (I thought at the time via VPN) to all the drives on my pc and see them with Resco Explorer. Resco is far easier to come to grips with than file explorer. Unfortunately, when checking back I had made the connection via default settings rather than a VPN tunnel. Am going back again later to try and define and direct a VPN route to my drives and then, if this is done, to AS. Is there an index to the illustratednetwork pages? I've been cribbinbg off some others that you suggested to another posting here and they seem to be extremely easy to follow if you can find one that does what it is you're trying to do yourself. David > Keep in mind that in addition to forwarding TCP Port 1723 you also need to be able to pass GRE > Protocol 47 traffic. Some routers call that "PPTP Pass Through" or "VPN Pass Through". Some routers [quoted text clipped - 139 lines] > >> > >> === Posted with Qusnetsoft NewsReader 3.0 |
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