Vista and the Checkpoint Connectra VPN
Posted: 02-21-2007, 06:26 PM
though there are numerous threads about Vista and various other VPNs. This
one is an SSL VPN, and it's giving me fits.
I was given an RSA SecurId token and told that I would be able to use my
corporate account to log on via the VPN to administer a production domain
from home. Great! Beats the heck out of RAS. This VPN uses an SSL Extender
and IE instead of a regular VPN client. (I'm a lot more familiar with those,
so, naturally, I'm going to have to use this instead.)
I had to run IE7 as an admin just to get the SSL Extender installed. Once I
did that I was able to connect to the VPN just running IE the normal way, but
the extender would NOT connect. If I continued to run IE7 as an admin, then
the extender would connect right away. Okay, that's not good, but it's not a
huge issue.
But this one is. Though I can establish a VPN connection from work and from
home with this notebook, I can only establish an RDC connection to my servers
when I'm already at work, calling out to the VPN from within the firewall!
This is definitely a Vista or Vista configuration issue because the same
setup works just fine with a WinXP Pro notebook from home and from the
corporate network.
When I'm calling in from home all that happens is that I get the popup
stating that I can't contact the server. I can find NO INFORMATION WHATSOEVER
at the blooming Checkpoint site, and my corporate help desk is NOT getting
back to me.
I'm just a lonely domain admin with no training and, apparently, very little
support from anyone. Does anyone have experience with this particular
combination (Connectra VPN and Vista)? Please, someone throw me a bone!



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