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   Message 494 of 2,348   
   icc to Bruce   
   Re: Contivity client won't connect from    
   18 Nov 03 00:06:13   
   
   From: icc85@hotmail.com   
      
   Last time I checked ICS didn't support IPsec passthrough.  Grab a router   
   netgear/linksys   
   what ever flavor just make sure it supports IPsec.   
      
   icc   
   "Bruce"  wrote in message   
   news:ubkirvclikce50qrprknkp6qp3l401u6u0@4ax.com...   
   > I think I just found the problem, if someone could confirm for me.   
   > When I'm connected to the VPN from the Windows XP router, on the   
   > status window it says "IPSec NAT Traversal disabled."  I'm assuming   
   > this is a server setting, and I'm outta luck.   
   >   
   > Bruce   
   >   
   >   
   > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:50:12 -0600, Bruce  wrote:   
   >   
   > >I'm trying to connect to a VPN using the Contivity client.  Our home   
   > >network consists of Windows 2000 machines connected to the Internet   
   > >via a Windows XP Home Edition SP1 machine using the built-in ICS and   
   > >ICF (Internet Connection Firewall.)  We are on Direcway, so it is   
   > >required that our "router" be a Win32 machine so that Direcway's   
   > >application can run and connect to the satellite service.   
   > >   
   > >I can connect if I install the client on the Windowx XP router both   
   > >with and without the ICF enabled.  Unfortunately, this machine is   
   > >terribly slow, and when connected to the VPN the rest of the LAN is   
   > >disconnected from the Internet.   
   > >   
   > >If I install on one of the LAN machines, the client attempts to   
   > >connect, but gets to a popup box that says, "Attempting to download   
   > >banner text from server..."  After showing this for about 30 seconds,   
   > >a message box pops back that says, "The secure connection to server...   
   > >has been lost..."  This happens with or without ICF enabled.   
   > >   
   > >One thing I noticed in the ICF log file is that a lot of packets are   
   > >being dropped where the source is the local LAN IP address, the   
   > >destination is the VPN server to which I'm connecting, and the   
   > >Protocol is "50," which I understand to be the ESP protocol.   
   > >   
   > >Does anyone know how to get around this problem with the environment   
   > >I'm in?   
   > >   
   > >   
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