[vpn-help] Windows negotiation timout, works in VM on same PC though

[Kevin VPN]

On 09/24/2011 08:05 AM, shrew.10.k3npiduse3ku at spamgourmet.com wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm running Shrew on Windows 2003 with the VPN server running on a
> FritzBox 7230. Problem is that I always get the error "negotiation timout
> occurred" when trying to connect. However with the same configuration I'm
> able to connect just fine from a Win XP VM running on the same PC.
>

Hi Lars,

WinServer2003 is not listed as a supported OS for Shrew (only Windows 
2000/XP/Vista/Win7) in the documentation - so it may not be supposed to 
work at all: http://www.shrew.net/software

Sometimes Shrew can be affected by other VPNs installed on a machine. 
Do you have any other VPN clients installed on the WinServer2003 OS? 
Have you maybe got WinServer setup to terminate IPSec/L2TP VPNs from 
clients?

If you can, check the log output on the VPN gateway to see if the 
request from the WinSvr2003 machine is even reaching the gateway.  Post 
any relevant info from there to see if that helps us in any way.