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

[Simon Callan]

Hi,

On 03 May 2012 01:38 Kevin wrote:

>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.
>>
<snip>
>>
>> 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.

> 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.

It appears the issue was with the firewall not configuring in the way I
thought it did. I had added IPSecC to the list using the "simple" interface.
When I redid it using the full firewall configuration interface, everything
now appears to be working fine.

The laptop walked out the door 5 minutes ago, so I can't do any more
experimentation, but once it comes back, I'll try the other programs as
well.

Simon

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