router to router VPN connection

[RGOFHST]

2 issues:
Went by the microsoft book to configure this windows 2000 router senerio:

indiana router

1 interface 172.18.1.1
1 interface "internet public IP"

Michigan router

1 interface 172.16.1.1
1 interface "internet public IP"

Created demand dial interfaces on both routers logging in with a user account witht the same name as the demand dial on oppisite router. Static routes going in either direction pointing to the demand dial interfaces.

everything works fine for a few hours then we cannot ping each other on the networks. disconnect and reconnect the connections on one router, it then works.

when in failure state I did a route print I have 2 routes to the 172.18.0.0 network on the michigan router.

1: network 172.18.0.0 subnet 255.255.255.255 gateway 172.19.1.8 interface 172.19.1.10

2: network 172.18.0.0 subnet 255.255.255.255 gateway 0.0.0.0 interface 172.19.1.10

The second is the one that shows when in the failure state.
Where does it get this route??? there are no gateways defined in the ip settings of any nic on either router.

second how do i get the internet traffic to go through the vpn to michigan from the indiana office?

I had a static route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 michigan demand dial
but that confued the public IP of the indiana router so that it could not find its way to the internet.

 

[GlenJohnson]

everything works fine for a few hours There's where you need to start looking. It stays connected a few hours? You have static ip's so it's not requesting from dhcp. Do ipconfig /all while working, then another while in the failed state. Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
glen@nellsgiftbox.com


"What really happens is trivial in comparison to what could occur."
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[RGOFHST]

the two vpn connections are still connected but the route fails. I did a route print when it fails and thats where I found the 2 routes to the same network.