Setting up VPN Server on Windows XPSP2

[PieDerro]

Hi people,

I'm having major issues getting a VPN connection between my VPN server on Windows XP SP2 and any client computer. The server is behind a Netgear ADSL Firewall/Router (with VPN passthrough enabled for IPSec, PPTP and LT2P). The VPN server is setup to be 192.168.0.2 and the Modem/Router is 192.168.0.1 with a static IP address.

For some reason, I can connect by VPN within the network to 192.168.0.2 directly, but I can never connect outside the network (by connecting to the public IP address).

I have checked and double checked the settings, is there some "bug" or something else that is stopping this from working?

Thanks!

 

[PieDerro]

By the way, the error i get is an Error: 800 Unable to Establish the VPN Connection. The VPN server may be unreachable, or security parameters may not be configured properly for this connection.

 

[Lordicus]

Have you forwarded the proper ports/verified firewall, then connected to the external IP?

 

[PieDerro]

Solved! Thanks for the help! Seems that there was McAfee Personal Firewall installed as a service! McAfee Personal Firewall, Windows Firewall and Hardware Firewall... any more paranoid?

 

[Lordicus]

Kick ass!

Better safe than sorry!

 

[wiin]

How do you set up a VPN?