VPN and connectivity

[matt-w]

Alright so i have an issue with my VPN(L2TP), i have it all set-up using a DDNS and i can connect and authenticate just fine, however once connected i cannot get bonjour connections, vnc connections or even share anything at all in a public folders.. ive looked and looked around server admin and work group manager for anything at all to try and i am just stuck! i need help lol


Thanks in advance for any help

 

[DeepIn2U]

Alright so i have an issue with my VPN(L2TP), i have it all set-up using a DDNS and i can connect and authenticate just fine, however once connected i cannot get bonjour connections, vnc connections or even share anything at all in a public folders.. ive looked and looked around server admin and work group manager for anything at all to try and i am just stuck! i need help lol


Thanks in advance for any help

Is your VPN setup as a new network connection in Network Preferences for the "Home" or "Work" or any existing profile?

I think its because you're using a DDNS?

 

[dancochran]

VPN and connectivity

One thing to check is to make sure that the assigned IP range/subnet you are using on your home network is NOT the same as the one being used on the VPN you are connecting to. This will definitely create the problems you are describing every time. You will be able to authenticate but you won't be able to do anything. And to the best of my knowledge, OS X Server VPN does not support seeing Bonjour devices on the remote network. There are third-party add-ons and tricks to make this happen but not out of the box.

 

[pissedatmac]

Check the ping

The basic question is are you able to ping the remote end? If you can ping, then make sure there are no firewalls in between!

 

[matt-w]

Is your VPN setup as a new network connection in Network Preferences for the "Home" or "Work" or any existing profile?

I think its because you're using a DDNS?

Why would DDNS make a difference all it does is act as a referrer to obtain the current IP i wouldnt think that makes a difference but i may be wrong if you care to explain why

One thing to check is to make sure that the assigned IP range/subnet you are using on your home network is NOT the same as the one being used on the VPN you are connecting to. This will definitely create the problems you are describing every time. You will be able to authenticate but you won't be able to do anything. And to the best of my knowledge, OS X Server VPN does not support seeing Bonjour devices on the remote network. There are third-party add-ons and tricks to make this happen but not out of the box.

now that you mention it it is exactly the same as the business ip's i forgot completely about that i will try it and let you know how it goes THANKS!! also what kinda tricks are there for getting around the bonjour things?

 

[dancochran]

Vpn

I've never really tried to implement Wide Area Bonjour. Snow Leopard Server does support it in a way but it won't work with non-public IP address ranges which you are certainly using in both your home and remote sites.

To read the details look at this discussion.

http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20090205204942121

A third-party solution that sounds like it will work is:

http://yazsoft.com/products/sharetool/

But I haven't tried this either.

Aside from Bonjour your current problems will definitely be solved by changing the IP range at either your home or remote sites.