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   From: d.kellyNOSPAM@NOSPAM.ucl.ac.uk   
      
   Hello,   
      
   I have a PC at work with a static IP address.  For several months I've been   
   using OpenVPN to connect from home.  I can easily run Remote Desktop   
   Connection over this OpenVPN connection.   
      
   Now that it's summer, I wanna reduce the amount of heat produced in my   
   office.  So I want my PC to go into standby after half an hour of non use.   
   But this is where things go wrong.  And this is very wierd.  RDC seems to   
   crash for no apparent reason when I wake my sleeping office PC from home.   
   Has anyone else had this problem?  Is there a fix?  Here's the procedure   
   that causes the crash:   
      
   1) Before leaving work I log off and put my PC into standby.   
   2) At home, I send a magic packet to my office PC to wake it up.   
   3) After a few seconds, my OpenVPN client successfully connects to my office   
   PC.  This proves the magic packet works.   
   4) I can now browse my office PC's shared folders and ping it.  This proves   
   the OpenVPN connection works.  It's possible that the OpenVPN connection is   
   a little more temperamental than usual but I'm not sure.   
   5) When I launch RDC, it crashes on the login page.  My home computer won't   
   let me do anything (not even control-alt-delete).  After a few minutes the   
   RDC client exits without any error message.   
   6) When I get back to work, I find my office PC has crashed and I have to do   
   a hard-reset.   
      
   And here's the list of things that definitely do work:   
      
   1) Do exactly the same as above but from a PC at work (not using OpenVPN).   
   The PC successfully comes out of standby and the RDC works fine.  This   
   proves the magic packet wakes the PC and that RDC works fine after waking   
   the PC from standby.   
      
   2) Do exactly the same as the failing procedure but shutdown the PC fully   
   (ACPI state S5).  I can boot my PC from home, initiate OpenVPN and run RDC   
   without fail.  This proves the magic packet can be sent successfully from   
   home and that the OpenVPN is configured correctly.   
      
   So, my question is: why does RDC fail specifically when I wake my office PC   
   from standby from home?  Perhaps the OpenVPN server doesn't like going into   
   standby?  Or is there a bug in the RDC software?   
      
   My config is:   
      
   Office PC   
   - Windows XP Pro SP1 fully patched   
   - OpenVPN 1.6   
   - Intel D875PBZ motherboard with onboard gigabit Ethernet adapter   
   - I've set the BIOS to allow the Ethernet adapter to wake the PC   
   - The BIOS is set to put the PC into ACPI state S3 (suspend to RAM) when the   
   OS asks for "standby".   
   - I've told the Ethernet adapter's driver to forcefully wake the PC on   
   receiving a magic packet   
   - Running Kerio personal firewall.  It's configured to allow the relevant   
   OpenVPN and RDC connections.   
   - My institute has a hardware firewall with 2 incoming ports open - one for   
   the magic packet and one for the OpenVPN connection.   
      
   Home PC   
   - Windows XP Pro SP1 fully patched   
   - OpenVPN 1.6   
   - 3Com 802.11g wireless network   
   - Pipex 512k ADSL connection   
   - Hardware router   
      
   Thanks,   
   Jack   
      
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