RRAS Clients cannot ping, but server can?

[jgoodman00]

I have a demand dial VPN which connects from a Win2K server to a remote
WinXP Pro machine.

The network for our office is 192.168.10.0/24
The network for the remote location is 192.168.12.0/24

I configured the demand dial connection as appropriate.
I added a static route onto our broadband router (with ip address
192.168.10.1) to forward access to the 192.168.12.0 network to 192.168.12.2
(the rras server).

If the demand dial connection is not connected & I ping a machine on the
remote network, such as 'ping workstation1' the demand dial connection is
triggered & the ping succeeds.

However, if I try this from a client machine the ping fails. The connection
is triggered, but the ping does not come back.
If I run a tracert to the remote machine from the client the packet goes to
our router which forwards the packet to our rras server. The packet then
just times out.

Any suggestions?


James Goodman MCSE, MCDBA

http://www.j.goodman.dsl.pipex.com

 

[jgoodman00]

No, the XP machine is at another office (Office 3).

James Goodman MCSE, MCDBA

http://www.j.goodman.dsl.pipex.com

 

[aftertaf]

if it has sp2, big chance its blocking just about everything !

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[jgoodman00]

I have disabled the firewall, but I dont know what else I can do to be honest!

Seems like it should work, but it just wont!

James Goodman MCSE, MCDBA

http://www.j.goodman.dsl.pipex.com

 

[aftertaf]

i am stuck too... bit confused as well..
if u find out, post the answer

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[jgoodman00]

Yes, I will do.

Thanks for the brain-storming session. It helps to be able to go through things as the simplest things can be easily overlooked...

James Goodman MCSE, MCDBA

http://www.j.goodman.dsl.pipex.com

 

[aftertaf]

hehe, i'm off for a cigarette after all that
true, is weird about the empty gateways though.


Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse