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More info?)
Both XP Pro computers with all windows updates install. No firewalls are
active (including Windows Firewall). Connecting VPN between 2 routers, mine
= DLink, my friend's = Netgear I believe. We both forwarded ports 3389, our
personal port number specified for Remote Desktop, UDP 500, and 1723. We
tried it DMZ too. The web version of Remote Desktop worked fine...but the
"full version" located in communications folder in the start menu didn't
connect...so we set up the VPN. Like I mentioned, He can connect to my VPN
incoming...but I can't connect to his (733 error). Once the VPN was
connected however, we were BOTH able to use the "full version" of Remote
Desktop to access each other's computer. The question is about VPN, but it
is in order to make the Remote Desktop function correctly. You said we
didn't have to use VPN to make Remote Desktop work but that seemed to do the
trick. As far as IP ranges should be 192.168.0.x x = 15 and higher. We
both have 2 VPN objects in Network Connections, incoming and the ones we
made to access each other's VPN. Ran through the normal wizards using public
ip addresses...So that's all I know.
Don't worry about going into an explanation to fix Remote Desktop. As long
as we get the VPN rolling, i'm happy with it! Thanks and let me know if you
need more info,
~ Jonathan
"Robin Walker" wrote:
> Sixstringr1981 <Sixstringr1981@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > The basic problem is that my friend and I have both set up incoming
> > VPN connections and outgoing VPN connections. He is able to connect
> > to me without a problem, but when I attempt to connect to his VPN, it
> > goes through the following:
> > 1. Connecting to the IP Address
> > 2. Verifying Username and Password
> > 3. Registering your computer to the network ... TCP/IP CP reported
> > an ERROR 733
> >
> > We've tried everything we know and still can't get it to work. We're
> > using it to connect through Remote Desktop Connection (not the web
> > based version).
>
> First, you don't need a VPN to use Remote Desktop: you could use Remote
> Destop directly between your two PCs.
>
> Second, you need to tell us much more in order for us to understand your VPN
> issue. For instance, but not exclusively:
>
> What operating systems at each end?
> Any firewalls?
> Directly connected to internet or through routers at each end?
> If via routers:
> - what IP ranges are in use at each end's LAN?
> - what port-forward configuration has been done?
> What configurations have been made at each end for the outgoing and incoming
> VPN objects in "Network connections"?
>
> See also: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q168720/
> Error Message: TCP/IP CP Reported Error 733: the PPP Control Protocol for
> This Network Protocol Is Not Available on the Server
>
> If the server end is directly connected to the internet (not behind a
> router) there might be problems with the VPN server trying to acquire more
> IP addresses via DHCP, which the ISP might not allow. The VPN Server needs
> two extra IP addresses, one for each end of the VPN link. If it set by
> default to obtain these by DHCP, the ISP's DHCP server might not oblige.
>
> --
> Robin Walker
> rdhw@cam.ac.uk
>
>
>
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