Vex
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Just a quick question. If I get a shaped ADSL account, will I be able to connect to my VPN at work?
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VPN access over ADSL?
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podo
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Depends on the port your VPN uses. If you can get it to accept connections on port 80 or 443, you should be able to get reasonable throughout.
Keep one thing in mind though, ADSL uses dynamic IPs, you have no choice in the matter, there is no service to lease a static IP. You will need to use something like OpenVPN, or a PPP over TCP over SSH kind of set-up to be able to connect.
Your standard issue Microsoft PPTP or IPsec type VPNs will definitely not work, not with any ADSL account.
Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
Keep one thing in mind though, ADSL uses dynamic IPs, you have no choice in the matter, there is no service to lease a static IP. You will need to use something like OpenVPN, or a PPP over TCP over SSH kind of set-up to be able to connect.
Your standard issue Microsoft PPTP or IPsec type VPNs will definitely not work, not with any ADSL account.
Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
Vex
New Member
Cool, thanks alot for your help, much appreciated.
grubman
Well-Known Member
If you make use of FreeS/WAN ( IPsec ), you could use the RoadWarrior configuration for your ADSL connection. You'll have to have a static IP at your office though.
http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-2.06/doc/config.html
I haven't tried this and have only briefly read up on it, so I can't comment on how easy / difficult this is to do.
http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/freeswan-2.06/doc/config.html
I haven't tried this and have only briefly read up on it, so I can't comment on how easy / difficult this is to do.
Andre
Expert Member
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by podo</i>
Your standard issue Microsoft PPTP or IPsec type VPNs will definitely not work, not with any ADSL account.
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Really? What makes you say that?
Your standard issue Microsoft PPTP or IPsec type VPNs will definitely not work, not with any ADSL account.
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Really? What makes you say that?
podo
Well-Known Member
Andre,
Because IPSec and PPTP require both ends to have a static IP in order to work.
Since we can't get static IPs asssigned to our ADSL connection, no real VPN access... [
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Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
Because IPSec and PPTP require both ends to have a static IP in order to work.
Since we can't get static IPs asssigned to our ADSL connection, no real VPN access... [
]Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
Andre
Expert Member
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by podo</i>
<br />Andre,
Because IPSec and PPTP require both ends to have a static IP in order to work.
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I'll have to check what settings I have when I get home, but VPN from XP to 2003 server does work.
<br />Andre,
Because IPSec and PPTP require both ends to have a static IP in order to work.
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I'll have to check what settings I have when I get home, but VPN from XP to 2003 server does work.
podo
Well-Known Member
Interesting [
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Let me know.
Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
]Let me know.
Willie Viljoen
Web Developer
Adaptive Web Development
Andre
Expert Member
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by podo</i>
<br />Interesting []
Let me know.
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It works in PPTP mode, L2TP IPSEC mode requires a certificate which I don't have installed on the home PCC and am not going to bother messing with.
I'm able to use Outlook from the Exchange server, map a drive to the server or a workstation, run programs, copy paste files, etc.
Networking browsing doesn't work - apparently disabled on purpose by MS. I'm able to do a NET USE \\MyWorkstaion\ShareName so workstation names are being resolved.
<br />Interesting [
]Let me know.
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It works in PPTP mode, L2TP IPSEC mode requires a certificate which I don't have installed on the home PCC and am not going to bother messing with.
I'm able to use Outlook from the Exchange server, map a drive to the server or a workstation, run programs, copy paste files, etc.
Networking browsing doesn't work - apparently disabled on purpose by MS. I'm able to do a NET USE \\MyWorkstaion\ShareName so workstation names are being resolved.