Troubleshooting Vista VPN problems | Routing and Remote Access Blog. Hello all. There have been quite a few questions/posts on the technet forums about issues you folks have seen with Windows Vista VPN clients. So we thought we would come up with a post on the common configuration issues and some troubleshooting tips. Hope this helps others who are facing the same issues. If you are seeing an issue different from one of those below, please send a mail to rrasblog@online. Operating system on the VPN client and the server, and the RAS tracing logs from the VPN client and the VPN server(if you have access to the VPN server). The steps to generate the logs are described in another post in this blog.
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Windows Vista no longer supports MS- CHAPv. MS- CHAPv. 2, which is more secure. MS- CHAPv. 2 has been available since Windows 2. Note that if your server is configured to accept connections only using MS- CHAPv. Windows Vista clients will be unable to connect to your server. VPN client errors that might indicate that this is potentially the issue you are seeing: 7. Your computer and the remote computer could not agree on PPP control protocols.
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The connection timed out waiting for a valis response from the remote computer. The PPP link control protocol was terminated. The remote computer terminated the control protocol. The connection could not be established because the authentication protocol used by the RAS/VPN server to verify your username and password could not be matched with the settings in your connection profile.
Resolution. Configure your server to allow clients to connect with MS- CHAPv. Update your VPN client connection settings to use MSCHAPv. If you have a third- party VPN server which does not support MS- CHAPv. MS- CHAPv. 1, you will need to use either CHAP or PAP to connect from the Windows Vista VPN client until the server you use starts supporting MS- CHAPv.
Steps to follow for resolution(1) Check if the Routing and Remote Access Server (RRAS) is configured to allow connections with MS- CHAPv. These steps apply if you are using Microsoft Windows Server only. If using any other server, you will need to follows steps appropriate to the server]a. Open RRAS console on the VPN server.
Start –> Run –> rrasmgmt. Rightclick on the Servername –> Properties –> Security tab –> Click on ‘Authentication methods’c.
Verify that MSCHAPv. If not, check the checkbox next to MSCHAPv. Apply. Click on OK.(2) Check if the RADIUS server policy supports MSCHAPv. This step is needed if you control access to clients using Remote Access Policies on the IAS/NPS server)a. Open IAS console on the Radius server. Start –> Run –> ias. Navigate to the ‘Remote Access Policies’ Node.
Doubleclick on the remote access policy – Connections to Microsoft Routing and Remote Access servers –> Click on ‘Edit profile’ –> ‘Authentication’ tabd. Ensure that MS- CHAPv. Click on OK. 2. Connection issues due to encryption mismatch There have been some issues seen where the Vista VPN client experiences issues with connection due to encryption mismatch. You may face this issue if you are using Windows Vista VPN client to connect to a VPN server running an earlier version of Windows viz. Microsoft Windows 2. Server and Microsoft Windows 2.
Server. This happens because Windows Vista does not support 4. RC4 algorithm for PPTP and by default supports obly 1. This change is due to the security enhancements in Windows Vista. There is another post dedicated to these changes in this blog which describes this nicely (http: //blogs.
VPN client errors that might indicate that this is potentially the issue you are seeing: 7. The local computer does not support the required data encryption type. The modem (or other connecting device) was disconnected due to link failure.
Resolution. Configure the remote access policy on your VPN server to accept ‘Strongest encryption (MPPE 1. Also make sure that encryption is selected to be negotiated in the client connection. Steps to follow for resolution.
The detailed steps to follow are given in the below KB article. KB 9. 29. 85. 7 – You receive error code 7. PPTP- based VPN connection on a computer that is running Windows Vistahttp: //support. VPN Client connections created on Windows Vista show up as Dial- up connections. Some people have been facing this issue in their Windows Vista VPN client installations. When a VPN client connection is created using the ‘Get Connected wizard’ or rasphone.
Dial- up connection’ in the network connections folder. When you right click on the client connection created, click on Properties, it says ‘Connect using Modem (removed)’This might happen if the virtual WAN miniports for PPTP/L2. TP are not installed. Also, these miniports might be uninstalled after installation due to one of the below several reasons: · 3rd party VPN adapter or software install/uninstall. System backup that didn’t restore properly.
Corrupted or missing bindings. Manual or 3rd party software’s improperly manipulation of registry values in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControl. Set. 00. 1Control. Class{4. D3. 6E9. E3. 25- 1. 1CE- BFC1- 0.
BE1. 03. 18}. You can verify if this is the issue by following the below steps: a. Open Device Manager (Start - > Run - > devmgmt. Click on ‘View’ in the toolbar and select ‘Show hidden devices’c. Expand the machine name node. Under ‘Network Adapters’ node, see if WAN Miniport (PPTP) and WAN Miniport (L2. TP) are present. If they are not present then you are facing the issue mentioned above and you need to follow the resolution steps specified below. Resolution. The resolution is to uninstall and install the miniports manually. Steps to follow for resolution Type the following commands in order from an elevated command prompt on the Windows Vista client.
Netcfg –u MS_PPTP. Netcfg –u MS_L2. TP.
Netcfg - l %windir%infnetrast. MS_PPTP. Netcfg –l %windir%infnetrast. MS_L2. TP4. Connection failure due to Windows Live One. Care Firewall blocking VPN traffic. Some Vista users have reported this issue where their VPN connection fails to go through when Windows Live One. Care is installed. The firewall from Windows Live One.
Care by default blocks VPN traffic. You need to configure One. Care firewall to allow VPN traffic. VPN client errors that might indicate that this is potentially the issue you are seeing: 8. Unable to establish the VPN connection. The VPN server may be unreachable, or security parameters may not be configured properly for this connection. The network connection between your computer and the VPN server could not be established because the remote server is not responding.
This could be because one of the network devices (e. NAT, routers, etc) between your computer and the remote server is not configured to allow VPN connections.
Please contact your Administrator or your service provider to determine which device may be causing the problem. Resolution. Configure Windows Live One. Care Firewall to allow VPN traffic by enabling the exception already present there. Steps to follow for resolution Go into Change One Care Settings à then open the Firewall Connection Tool from the Firewall tab à Check the box for “VPN” which is present there.
Signing off hoping this information helps you to troubleshoot your VPN client issues! Janani Vasudevan. Software Design Engineer/Test. RRAS, Windows Enterprise Networking[This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights.].