[vpn-help] VPN Connection Intermittency

[Matthew Grooms]

On 7/12/2013 8:33 AM, David Wills wrote:
> I cannot seem to reliably connect to the VPN.  I can get connected once
> then the connection may drop out and I cannot connect again.  I have two
> computers in the house and I get the problem on one but not the other.
> Then I get it on the other.  Then both.  The symptoms are bot the same.
> Initially a connection can be established then it drops out then the
> connection dialogue times out when trying to open the tunnel.  I restart
> the computers and it does not fix the problem.  As an experiment I
> rebooted the router and the modem and got connected.  For my work I need
> a much higher degree of predictability and reliability.  Any suggestions?
>

What sort of Firewall/NAT device are you using? Is there an IPsec 
Passthru feature enabled? If so, try to disable it.

-Matthew