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Topic: VPN
Posted By: huwnet
Subject: VPN
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 8:26am
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I am setting up a standard L2TP IPsec VPN. However I get this error message: Error 789: The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer encountered a processing error during inital negotiations with the remote computer Does anyone know how to fix it?  |
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Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 5:51pm
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the remote computer has to be configured to use IPSec too, the exact same way as the computer on the other end is... ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 11:25am
| How would you set up the host computer to use IPSec in XP? There is no option of wheather to use PPTP or IPsec |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 02 February 2004 at 6:13pm
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/communications/ipsec/default.asp - http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/communicat ions/ipsec/default.asp ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 03 February 2004 at 12:14pm
| Ok I have worked out how to use it. What ports does it use and does it have any advantages over PPTP or is it more secure? |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 03 February 2004 at 6:35pm
IPSec is more secure than PPTP as long as you set it up right...
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