DocLarge
Premium
join:2004-09-08
1 edit | reply to sgkmills
Re: WRV54G VPN Connection problem
Sgkmills, here's the no bullsh*t way on how to communicate with your WRV54G being that the Linksys instructions are trash.
For Linksys Quickvpn Client to WRV54G Connection, do the following:
1) Disable PPTP, L2TP, and IPSEC Passthru
2 Disable VPN Gateway, VPN Tunnels, Key Management, Encryption, Authentication, and PFS Shared Key
3) Until you're able to connect with quickvpn, disable ports 1723, 500, 443, and 4500; these settings "might" disrupt communication between the client and the WRV54g
Quickvpn will make its own secure tunnel with the WRV54g "without" all the following things I just mentioned that you need to disable. The above configuration is what you would do "if" you're WRV54G is acting as an "endpoint" and people are using quickvpn to connect "to" your router. As the VPN termination point, "you" do not need to enable the services in items #1 and #2; if "you" were a quickvpn user who needed to connect "to" a WRV54G vpn router, then "you" would enable pptp, L2tp, and IPSEC Pass-thru on "your" router.
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Now, if you want to connect your vpn router to another vpn router, then you would have to open up a tunnel between your router and the other vpn router and slowly start opening "ports" (i.e. 1723 etc...) one by one as a means of process of elimination:
Tunnel: Enabled
Gateway: Disabled
Tunnel Name: Linksys
Local Sec. Grp (Your Lan): 192.168.1.10
255.255.255.0
Remote Sec. Grp (Other Lan) 192.168.2.10
255.255.255.0
Remote Sec. Gtwy (Other Lan's Wan IP) 24.255.34.154
Encryption: 3DES (Suggested)
Authentication: Sha1 (Suggested)
Key Management: Auto(IKE)
PFS: Enabled
Pre-Shared Key: (Enter a password)
Key Lifetime: 3600 (Suggested)
Make sure your settings in the Advanced VPN Configuration Tunnel are similar... |
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sgkmills
join:2004-11-09
Brooklyn, NY
| To all:
I did what DocLarge described to make a connection (#1, #2 and #3) and still cannot connect.
The QuickVPN client program gets to verifying network and just hangs.
Since I only have one router, I am not doing the VPN tunnel setup. |
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DocLarge
Premium
join:2004-09-08
| Fortunately, one router is all you need (the WRV54G is all I'm running for VPN). If I forgot to mention, you can't have any other vpn utility running on your machine while linksys quickvpn is loaded.
Now, if you're still not having any luck connecting, and your ISP is not blcoking VPN traffic, you're problem is simply configuration. I've got a user who connects to my WRV54G using Win XP SP2 along with the linksys quickvpn and he has no problems, and while I'm out of my house, I can connect to my router using linksys quickvpn on my laptop (OS is Win2k Pro).
So, if you've disabled PPTP, L2TP, and IPSec Pass-thru,
are you running Win XP Pro with a personal firewall? If so, turn it off. |
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JohnLouis
@bellsouth.ne | reply to DocLarge
DocLarge, I'm a new to VPN. On what device do you disable ports 1723, 500, 443, and 4500? And How? |
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DocLarge
Premium
join:2004-09-08
| Hi Guys,
any progress been made, mills?
John,
under the applications and gaming tab on your router, you have the option to input these ports to use; however the quickvpn client doesn't need to run those ports because it creates its own tunnel via port 443 (which is already opened on the wrv54g router. If you scroll up on this post, I threw in some information that helped me get my wrv54g vpn running... |
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jpstoppa
join:2004-12-01
Barrie, ON | reply to JohnLouis
Did you check your Windows incoming connection settings. You Will need to set this up correctly to have it working. User name and password in particular. I have the same settings as you and connect using VPN without any problems.
Jake |
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PhireM
join:2005-01-09
Australia
| reply to DocLarge
I have a WRV54G Friggin device and have had many troubles with it.
I have sold many of them to my clients and they all do not work, currently I have six out in the field and 1 at home. All with the same stupid problem, dont buy bulk until it is tested. It sounded like a dream VPN Router.
I have convinced my supplier to return all Linksys WRV54G's due to they do not do what they are advertised to do, a very big consumer issue when you are selling a product. It must do what it is advertised to do.
I am getting the BERVP41's and in the situations that I need wireless Router, I will also get a Wireless router to attach to the BEFVP41v2.
So far I have tested the BEFVP41v2 and all works well, what surprises me the most is that it is written on the same software as the WRV54G - Look at the GPL code centre.
My advice is to stop playing with the Stupid device and get one that works; your time is too Valuable to waste on the WRV54G |
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Kinnikuman
@ca.us | reply to DocLarge
Dude, you are a STUD! I was wondering why I kept getting a no connect error. SO I followed your advice and disabled the Router to Rputer tunnels and was able to connect via the QuickVPN.
Thanks! |
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