[Vpn-help] Vista-64bit: Tunnel established, but no ping / no DNS

Matthew Grooms mgrooms at shrew.net
Wed Sep 2 23:47:56 CDT 2009


Claus Brand wrote:
> Hi @ All.
> 
> I’m using the Shrew-Client (which is a nice piece of Software) for my 
> boss who hast he only 64-bit-OS of VISTA in our company. All the others 
> use the original VN-Client from Netgear.
> 
> Since a few weeks he can’t connect tot he VPN as before – but everybody 
> else still can.
> 
> When I establish the connection it says the tunnel is up, but I can’t 
> send any pings or anything else.
> 

When the client is connected, do you see multiple addresses assigned to 
the Shrew Soft Virtual adapter?

> When I check on the Web-Interface of the FW (which is a netgear FV318V3) 
> it says that the connection is established but no TX at all.
>
> When I use the same configuration on my own netbook (which is running 
> WinXP32), it works all fine – I can even RDP my Server ;-)
> 

If this is related to the multiple address per-adapter issue, I think it 
only effects Windows Vista and 7 installations.

-Matthew



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