[vpn-help] Window VPN client 2.1.7 does not work with the firewall enabled.

[Kevin VPN]

On 05/02/2012 08:15 AM, Simon Callan wrote:
>
> I've just installed the ShrewSoft VPN client 2.1.7 on a new Windows 7 64 bit
> laptop, with the latest patches. If I run the client with the Windows
> firewall disabled, I can connect to the VPN server. If the firewall is
> turned on, I appear to get the full connection up, but any packets I send
> out just disappear.
>
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>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to configure the firewall to
> allow things to work. I have put "Access manager" and "ipsecc" in the
> firewall exception list.
>

Hi Simon,

I'm running Shrew version 2.2.0beta on my machine, so the programs might 
not be exactly the same for version 2.1.7, but I would also add 
iked.exe, ipseca.exe, ipsecd.exe to the exception list.  I would guess 
that iked.exe is the most important one.