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Dial In VPN (windows 7 not working)

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14 Jul 2012 10:28 #72934 by sparky-steve
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Hello,

I've been a draytek user for many years, but recently (last week) upgraded a few units to the 2830n.

One of the first things I did was to set up dial-in VPN, just like I have many times before; However, I could not connect to it using my desktop (Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit). I tried many different configurations over a few days, and got nothing at all.

I have today tried from two other machines (Vista Business, and XP Pro), and both will connect instantly, no problem.

I have searched but cant find any similar problems.

It is the same on two units (one is running firmware 3.3.7_232201 and the other is running firmware 3.3.7.1_sb_2471201

Has anyone else had or heard of any problems, and any work arounds?

Many thanks
Steve

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14 Jul 2012 11:59 #72936 by nealuk
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Do you need to update the Smart VPN program?

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14 Jul 2012 12:47 #72938 by sparky-steve
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nealuk wrote: Do you need to update the Smart VPN program?



The XP & Vista computers are using the native PPTP dial up utility built into the O/S.

But I have tried the SmartVPN client on Windows 7 as well as native and neither connected.

I used the version I downloaded from this website, so I would assume it's the latest available.

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25 Jul 2012 09:46 #73032 by matty_b
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I'm having the same issue, is there any answer to this. I can connect fine through XP VPN, but not through a windows 7 64 bit, either through built in or the smart VPN client.

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25 Jul 2012 14:41 #73036 by sparky-steve
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For me, the issue was that I use my own custom built linux firewall, and I didn't have the PPTP connection tracking module installed.

Code:
modprobe nf_nat_pptp


fixed my issued. (Run that command as root / with sudo).

Of course, if you do not run a linux firewall, I am unable to help - sorry.

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