VPN PPTP Error 806.

[Reddax]

Hi, I have set-up a VPN on my windows server 2012. I have opened up the windows firewall and forwarded 1723 and 47 on my router. I am able to connect to this VPN within the local IP, but If I use the external IP, it hangs on  "Connecting" and I get the 806 VPN error . This used to work on my BT Home hub 3 router, but i've recently upgraded to the bt home hub 5. I am also running apache (WAMP) on the server which may be conflicting with the ports?

But i've checked using netstat and it shows system using port 47.

How do I fix this?

[schizznick]

PPTP uses TCP port 1723 for tunnel maintenance, however it's not port 47 it's protocol 47 (GRE) for tunneled data. The router has to be capable of passing protocol 47. An easier option with Server 2012 is use SSTP if you can. It builds a VPN over https, so it only needs port 443 forwarded to the server. However your client would have to support it, which will vary because it is a Microsoft protocol. I do know they have linux client at sourceforge.

 

Good Luck!

[Reddax]

PPTP uses TCP port 1723 for tunnel maintenance, however it's not port 47 it's protocol 47 (GRE) for tunneled data. The router has to be capable of passing protocol 47. An easier option with Server 2012 is use SSTP if you can. It builds a VPN over https, so it only needs port 443 forwarded to the server. However your client would have to support it, which will vary because it is a Microsoft protocol. I do know they have linux client at sourceforge.

 

Good Luck!

 

Well i'm using a Windows 8.1 machine to use the vpn-

[schizznick]

Well i'm using a Windows 8.1 machine to use the vpn-

 

SSTP does work on Windows 8.1 so I would set that up.