[vpn-help] Setup Shrew -> Netgear FVS336G - Negotiation timeout occurred

Matthew Grooms mgrooms at shrew.net
Mon May 16 12:47:29 CDT 2011


On 5/6/2011 7:41 AM, Robert Haglund wrote:
> _*Setup: *_
> Netgear FVS336G
> Firmware Version: 3.0.6-29
>
> Shrew VPN Client For Windows
> 2.1.7-release *AND *2.2.0-beta-1
>
> Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
>
> -------------------------------
> Using the guides
> http://www.shrew.net/support/wiki/HowtoNetgear
>
> http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=2319
>
> See screenshots
> -------------------------
>
> The Shrew client always say
>
> negotiation /time out/
>
> Tries to disable the firewall/antivirus on the Windows machine
>
> I can Ping the Netgear router but when I try to connect I get nothing in
> the the router log
>
>
> *_Any ideas?_*
>

Upgrade the Netgear firmware the the latest version? Reboot the device? 
They are fickle. You should see something useful in the log output.

>
> An other issue is that I can't seem to get VPN trace to work (i.e. the
> program starts but there is nothing in the logfile and yes I checked all
> the checkboxes in Options)
>

You need to set the log level and start the trace. Have a look at this ...

http://www.shrew.net/support/wiki/BugReportVpnWindows



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